At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (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
- 2026A Republic Drive, P.O. Box 2024, Tyler, TX 75701-2024 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.ericonsulting.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.
- Not accredited for air samples by TEM: the nearest accredited lab site that is, Moody Labs, LLC in Farmers Branch, TX, is 102 miles away.
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 101232-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; 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
- ERI Consulting, Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 101232-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- June 30, 2027
- Bulk (PLM)
- Yes
- Airborne (TEM)
- No
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 |
Search the official NVLAP directory for lab code 101232-0 · 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 asked visitors to request a quote rather than printing a per-sample price.
Prices and policies change; ask the lab for a quote before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
0 other accredited asbestos lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cates Laboratories, Inc. | Dallas, TX | 94 mi | Yes |
| Envirocheck, Inc. | Dallas, TX | 99 mi | – |
| Quest MicroAnalytics | Dallas, TX | 100 mi | – |
| Moody Labs, LLC | Farmers Branch, TX | 102 mi | Yes |
| CA Labs Dallas | Carrollton, TX | 103 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Smith County: 42% of 99,673 housing units were built before 1980, above the Texas share of 33% (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 41,399 homes built before 1980 are in the 1 county whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Smith County).
- Asbestos testing: 1 accredited lab site within 25 miles, about 41,399 older homes per site, fewer than the Texas figure of 201,484 older homes per listed site (20 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Smith County is EPA Zone 3, low radon potential (below 2 pCi/L). Renovation that opens floors or basements is a common time to test.
- Private wells: about 7,554 people, 3% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 197th highest share of 254 counties in Texas.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is City of Durant Environmental Laboratory, 132 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 14 public water systems serving Smith 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 86 private-well users in Smith County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Smith County, TX, 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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