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
- September 1, 2028 (latest of its listed accreditations)
Lab facts
- Address
- 3130 Old Farm Lane, Suite 1, Commerce Township, MI 48390-1637 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.imslaboratory.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, Environmental Testing Laboratories, Inc. in Romulus, MI, is 22 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 201036-0: 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
- IMS Laboratory, LLC
- NVLAP lab code
- 201036-0
- 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 201036-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Other accreditations on record
- AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, lab ID LAP-172958: mold (EMLAP), valid to September 1, 2028 (656 days left). Scope as printed: “ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY” (certificate or directory entry).
From the accrediting body’s public directory, read November 15, 2026 and re-checked by a second reader. EPA’s lead list relies on these bodies but prints no ID or expiry date.
What the lab’s website says
- We read the lab’s website on November 13, 2026: it printed no per-sample price for homeowners.
Prices and policies change; ask the lab for a quote before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
3 other accredited asbestos lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. | Novi, MI | 6 mi | – |
| Apex Research, Inc. | Brighton, MI | 16 mi | – |
| Environmental Testing Laboratories, Inc. | Romulus, MI | 22 mi | – |
| PEL Labs | Ann Arbor, MI | 28 mi | Yes |
| Environmental Resources Group (ERG) | Lansing, MI | 57 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Oakland County: 58% of 561,348 housing units were built before 1980, below the Michigan share of 62% (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 999,781 homes built before 1980 are in the 3 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Livingston County, Oakland County, Wayne County).
- Asbestos testing: 4 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 249,945 older homes per site, fewer than the Michigan figure of 478,332 older homes per listed site (6 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Oakland County is EPA Zone 2, moderate radon potential (2 to 4 pCi/L). Renovation that opens floors or basements is a common time to test.
- Private wells: about 217,662 people, 18% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 76th highest share of 83 counties in Michigan.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Oakland Co. Health Division Laboratory, 10 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 44 public water systems serving Oakland County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 1 had a PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4.0 ng/L, the level EPA set for each in 2024; the highest result was at Independence Township (PFOA 7.1 ng/L, PFOS 10 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 7,540 private-well users in Oakland County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Oakland County, MI, 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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