At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM, air samples by TEM (what that means)
- Price
- no price printed on the lab’s website when we read it (November 13, 2026): ask for a quote
- Turnaround
- not published: ask when you send samples
- Accreditation runs to
- June 30, 2027
Lab facts
- Address
- dba AmeriSci Richmond, 13635 Genito Road, Midlothian, VA 23112 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.amerisci.com
- Tests listed for
- Asbestos
- Left blank on the list
- The official list gives no phone for this site.
Copied from the official lists below. Business details only.
What this lab can test for you
- Asbestos testing: accredited to analyse pieces of popcorn ceiling, vinyl floor tile, pipe wrap or other building material; air samples, such as the clearance test after asbestos removal.
From the accreditation scope on the official list; distances are straight lines between ZIP-code centres. Ask the lab which sample types it accepts by mail before you cut or wipe anything.
Accreditation record
- NIST NVLAP asbestos, lab code 101904-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM, airborne samples by TEM; expires June 30, 2027 · 227 days left.
Accreditation as listed by NIST NVLAP on November 7, 2026; confirm with the lab.
NIST NVLAP: Asbestos Fiber Analysis
Accreditation as listed by NIST NVLAP on November 7, 2026; confirm with the lab.
- Name on the list
- AmeriSci Richmond
- NVLAP lab code
- 101904-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- June 30, 2027
- Bulk (PLM)
- Yes
- Airborne (TEM)
- Yes
Scope (test methods)
| Category | NVLAP method code | Test method as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk Asbestos Analysis | 18/A01 | EPA -- 40 CFR Appendix E to Subpart E of Part 763, Interim Method of the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Insulation Samples |
| Bulk Asbestos Analysis | 18/A03 | EPA 600/R-93/116: Method for the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Building Materials |
| Airborne Asbestos Analysis | 18/A02 | U.S. EPA's "Interim Transmission Electron Microscopy Analytical Methods-Mandatory and Nonmandatory-and Mandatory Section to Determine Completion of Response Actions" as found in 40 CFR, Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix A. |
Search the official NVLAP directory for lab code 101904-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
What the lab’s website says
- We read the lab’s website on November 13, 2026: it printed no per-sample price for homeowners.
- The same website covers 2 listed lab sites of this firm.
Prices and policies change; ask the lab for a quote before you send samples.
Also a certified drinking-water lab
A lab with the same name at the same ZIP code (or city) is on a state drinking-water certification list, so you may be able to test well water there too. Matched by name and location; confirm with the lab.
- AmeriSci Richmond · Midlothian · listed by WA (WA Ecology - Environmental Laboratories Accredited for Drinking Water Analyses (with scopes), version Information current as of 11/13/2026)
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
5 other accredited asbestos lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Microbial Consulting | Midlothian, VA | 0 mi | – |
| Triangle Environmental Service Center, Inc. | Midlothian, VA | 0 mi | – |
| SanAir Technologies Laboratory, Inc. | N. Chesterfield, VA | 5 mi | – |
| Environmental Hazards Services, L.L.C. | North Chesterfield, VA | 11 mi | – |
| Schneider Laboratories Global, Inc. | Richmond, VA | 13 mi | Yes |
Homes around this lab
Chesterfield County: 29% of 145,709 housing units were built before 1980, below the Virginia share of 44% (Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034). EPA links lead-based paint to homes built before 1978, and asbestos was common in building materials of that era. The ACS groups years by decade, so 1980 is the nearest cut.
Older homes within 25 miles
About 209,704 homes built before 1980 are in the 8 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Amelia County, Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Goochland County, Hanover County, Henrico County…).
- Asbestos testing: 6 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 34,951 older homes per site, fewer than the Virginia figure of 160,337 older homes per listed site (10 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Chesterfield County is EPA Zone 1, the highest radon potential (average indoor level may be above 4 pCi/L). Renovation that opens floors or basements is a common time to test.
- Private wells: about 29,725 people, 9% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 96th highest share of 133 counties in Virginia.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is AmeriSci Richmond, 1 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 3 public water systems serving Chesterfield County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 0 had a PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4.0 ng/L, the level EPA set for each in 2024. These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 1,233 private-well users in Chesterfield County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Chesterfield County, VA, where this lab’s ZIP code lies: EPA radon zone map, USGS 2015 water-use and arsenic estimates, EPA UCMR 5 (public water systems), state drinking-water lab lists and our septic rule register.
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