Universal Engineering Sciences Laboratories - Asbestos Fiber Analysis
Pineville, North Carolina · NIST NVLAP
At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (what that means)
- Price
- not on the official list: ask the lab for a quote
- Turnaround
- not published: ask when you send samples
- Accreditation runs to
- December 31, 2026
Lab facts
- Address
- 10121 Pineville Distribution Street, Pineville, NC 28134 · Open in Google Maps
- Tests listed for
- Asbestos
- Left blank on the list
- The official list gives no phone, website 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 Pineville, NC, is 0 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 600344-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires December 31, 2026 · 46 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
- Universal Engineering Sciences Laboratories - Asbestos Fiber Analysis
- NVLAP lab code
- 600344-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- December 31, 2026
- 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 600344-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
2 other accredited asbestos lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Pineville, NC | 0 mi | Yes |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing East - Fort Mill, SC | Fort Mill, SC | 6 mi | – |
| Microbial Express Labs, LLC | Greenville, SC | 84 mi | – |
| Southeastern Environmental Microbiology Laboratories, Inc. | Greenville, SC | 84 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Kernersville, NC | 85 mi | Yes |
Homes around this lab
Mecklenburg County: 25% of 503,071 housing units were built before 1980, below the North Carolina share of 34% (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 218,766 homes built before 1980 are in the 4 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Gaston County, Mecklenburg County, Union County, York County).
- Asbestos testing: 3 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 72,922 older homes per site, fewer than the North Carolina figure of 276,965 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: Mecklenburg 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 180,063 people, 17% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 69th highest share of 100 counties in North Carolina.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is UNION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 20 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 3 public water systems serving Mecklenburg County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 2 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 Harrisburg, Town Of (PFOS 10.3 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 19,183 private-well users in Mecklenburg County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Mecklenburg County, NC, 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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