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
- 1012 Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526-1849 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.techlabusa.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, Eurofins Reservoirs Environmental, Inc. in Arvada, CO, is 50 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 600232-0: 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
- Technology Laboratory, Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 600232-0
- 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 600232-0 · 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.
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.
- Technology Laboratory, Inc. · Fort Collins · listed by CO (CDPHE Drinking Water Lab Certifications (Looker Studio report on cdphe.colorado.gov/dwlabs), version Live report, no edit date shown; data read by the report at 2026-11-02 20:39 UTC (Looker Studio dataTimestamp))
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Reservoirs Environmental, Inc. | Arvada, CO | 50 mi | – |
| FRS Geotech, Inc. | Denver, CO | 52 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Denver, CO | 55 mi | Yes |
| Atlas Technical Consultants LLC | Englewood, CO | 67 mi | – |
| Amiantos Laboratories, LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | 117 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Larimer County: 32% of 164,690 housing units were built before 1980, below the Colorado share of 40% (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 52,601 homes built before 1980 are in the 1 county whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Larimer County).
- Asbestos testing: 1 accredited lab site within 25 miles, about 52,601 older homes per site, fewer than the Colorado figure of 171,465 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: Larimer 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 1,057 people, 0% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 62nd highest share of 64 counties in Colorado.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is M.M.S Environmental Laboratories, 0 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 13 public water systems serving Larimer 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 Little Thompson Wd (PFOA 4.8 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 38 private-well users in Larimer County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
- At house sale: Larimer County Department of Health and Environment has a septic system rule (Larimer County Transfer of Title program (regulation section not cited on the county page)); what it requires.
County figures for Larimer County, CO, 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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