At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- lead: paint chips, dust wipes, soil (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
- April 30, 2028
Lab facts
- Address
- Houston, TX · Open in Google Maps
- Phone
- (713) 453-6060 (as printed on EPA’s NLLAP list)
- Tests listed for
- Lead
- Left blank on the list
- The official list gives no street address, website for this site.
Copied from the official lists below. Business details only.
What this lab can test for you
- Lead paint testing: accredited to analyse paint chips scraped from walls, trim or windows; dust wipes from floors and window sills, the test used after renovation; soil from play areas and the drip line around the house.
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
- EPA NLLAP lead: recognized for paint chips, dust wipes, soil, accredited by Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation; commercially available (list October, 2026 Round 132, Month 3 of 3).
Accreditation as listed by EPA NLLAP on October 14, 2026; confirm with the lab.
EPA NLLAP: lead
Accreditation as listed by EPA NLLAP on October 14, 2026; confirm with the lab.
- Name on the list
- A & B Laboratories
- City on the list
- Houston
- Recognized for
- paint chips, dust wipes, soil
- Commercially available
- Yes
- Lab type
- Fixed Site
- Accrediting organization
- Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation
- List version
- October, 2026 Round 132, Month 3 of 3
Open EPA’s NLLAP list. The list prints no accreditation number or expiry date. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Other accreditations on record
- Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, lab ID L26-326: ISO/IEC 17025:2017; EPA NLLAP-LQSR Revision 4.0, valid to April 30, 2028 (532 days left). Scope as printed: “Paint Chips, Lead (pb) EPA 6010D ICP-OES” (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.
Nearest other accredited labs
Lead paint testing
2 other accredited lead lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres (the list gives this site a city but no ZIP code, so its point is the city’s most common ZIP).
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Houston, TX | 0 mi | Yes |
| Houston Health Department Laboratory | Houston, TX | 0 mi | – |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing Central- Pasadena, TX | Pasadena, TX | 26 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Harris County: 37% of 1,917,790 housing units were built before 1980, above the Texas share of 33% (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 749,041 homes built before 1980 are in the 2 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Fort Bend County, Harris County).
- Lead paint testing: 3 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 249,680 older homes per site, fewer than the Texas figure of 671,613 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: Harris 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 45,985 people, 1% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 231st highest share of 254 counties in Texas.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is ALS Group USA, Corp, 15 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 271 public water systems serving Harris County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 18 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 Manville Wsc (PFOA 5.9 ng/L, PFOS 12.4 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 6,396 private-well users in Harris County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Harris County, TX, 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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