At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (what that means)
- Price
- from $55.00 per sample (Asbestos, bulk material (PLM), mail-in kit), as printed on the lab’s website (details)
- Turnaround
- “3 days from receipt” (lab’s website)
- Accreditation runs to
- November 1, 2027 (latest of its listed accreditations)
Lab facts
- Address
- 6320 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis, IN 46268-4104 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.microair.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, EMSL Analytical, Inc. in Indianapolis, IN, is 9 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 101221-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires March 31, 2027 · 136 days left.
Accreditation as listed by NIST NVLAP on November 7, 2026; confirm with the lab.
Prices the lab prints
Takes homeowner samples: Yes, says the lab
| Test | Price | As printed | Standard turnaround | Included / conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos, bulk material (PLM), mail-in kit | $55.00 per sample | “BULK MATERIAL FOR ASBESTOS TEST KIT from $55.00 ANALYSIS INCLUDED” | 3 days from receipt | Kit, mask, gloves and report included; mastic on flooring counts as a second sample; return shipping cost not stated | Lab’s page read November 13, 2026 |
Copied from the lab’s own website on the date shown and re-checked independently. Prices change; confirm with the lab. Compare asbestos lab prices.
Price compared with other listed firms
- Asbestos testing: lowest standard per-sample price printed $55.00, above the median $45.00 across 14 printed per-sample prices of NIST NVLAP-listed firms (range $20.00 to $95.00).
From our register of prices printed on lab websites (read November 13, 2026). For comparison, not a quote.
NIST NVLAP: Asbestos Fiber Analysis
Accreditation as listed by NIST NVLAP on November 7, 2026; confirm with the lab.
- Name on the list
- Micro Air, Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 101221-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- March 31, 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 101221-0 · 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-100951: industrial hygiene, including asbestos air samples (IHLAP); mold (EMLAP), valid to November 1, 2027 (351 days left). Scope as printed: “INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; 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.
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.
- Micro Air, Inc. · Indianapolis · listed by IN (IDOH Water Test Facilities Application (in-state drinking water laboratories), version layer data edited 2026-08-17)
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
1 other accredited asbestos lab site within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Indianapolis, IN | 9 mi | Yes |
| SanAir Technologies Laboratory, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | 103 mi | – |
| ALS Laboratory Group, Environmental Division (Cincinnati) | Cincinnati, OH | 110 mi | – |
| McCall and Spero Environmental, Inc. | Louisville, KY | 119 mi | – |
| ACM Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. | South Bend, IN | 126 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Marion County: 59% of 441,040 housing units were built before 1980, above the Indiana share of 55% (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 329,256 homes built before 1980 are in the 5 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Boone County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hendricks County, Marion County).
- Asbestos testing: 2 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 164,628 older homes per site, fewer than the Indiana figure of 545,288 older homes per listed site (3 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Marion 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 80,756 people, 9% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 85th highest share of 92 counties in Indiana.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Indiana Dept. of Health Laboratories, 8 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 5 public water systems serving Marion 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 1,662 private-well users in Marion County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Marion County, IN, 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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