At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (what that means)
- Price
- from $50.00 per sample (Asbestos, bulk material (PLM)), as printed on the lab’s website (details)
- Turnaround
- “3 days” (lab’s website)
- Accreditation runs to
- September 30, 2027
Lab facts
- Address
- 600 South Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- PELlabs.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 23 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 600205-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires September 30, 2027 · 319 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) | $50.00 per sample | “PLM EPA 600 - Rush ($110 per) PLM EPA 600 - 3 day ($50 per)” | 3 days | Homeowner (non-account) form | 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 $50.00, 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
- PEL Labs
- NVLAP lab code
- 600205-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- September 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 600205-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Research, Inc. | Brighton, MI | 17 mi | – |
| Environmental Testing Laboratories, Inc. | Romulus, MI | 23 mi | – |
| Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. | Novi, MI | 24 mi | – |
| IMS Laboratory, LLC | Commerce Township, MI | 28 mi | – |
| Environmental Resources Group (ERG) | Lansing, MI | 47 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Washtenaw County: 53% of 159,782 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 113,821 homes built before 1980 are in the 2 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Livingston County, Washtenaw County).
- Asbestos testing: 4 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 28,455 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: Washtenaw 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 66,798 people, 19% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 74th 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 National Testing Laboratories, Ltd., 11 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 10 public water systems serving Washtenaw 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 5,310 private-well users in Washtenaw County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
- At house sale: Washtenaw County Health Department (Time of Sale Program) has a septic system and well rule (Washtenaw County Regulation for the Inspection of Residential Onsite Water and Sewage Disposal Systems at Time of Property Transfer); what it requires.
County figures for Washtenaw 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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