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
- December 31, 2026
Lab facts
- Address
- 3151 San Bernadino, Clearwater, FL 33759 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.arrowheadplm.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 Orlando, FL, is 88 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 200703-0: 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
- Arrowhead Technologies, L.L.C.
- NVLAP lab code
- 200703-0
- 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 200703-0 · 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.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
4 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. - Tampa, FL | Tampa, FL | 10 mi | Yes |
| Air Quality Environmental, Inc. | Seminole, FL | 11 mi | – |
| GLE Associates, Inc. | Tampa, FL | 12 mi | – |
| Apollo Environmental, Inc. | Tampa, FL | 20 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Orlando, FL | 88 mi | Yes |
Homes around this lab
Pinellas County: 59% of 520,107 housing units were built before 1980, above the Florida 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 497,424 homes built before 1980 are in the 2 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Hillsborough County, Pinellas County).
- Asbestos testing: 5 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 99,485 older homes per site, fewer than the Florida figure of 290,992 older homes per listed site (12 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Pinellas 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 9,425 people, 1% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 66th highest share of 67 counties in Florida.
- Public drinking water: 11 public water systems serving Pinellas County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 3 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 Tarpon Springs Water System (PFOA 10.5 ng/L, PFOS 36.9 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 28 private-well users in Pinellas County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Pinellas County, FL, 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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Names, addresses and phone numbers come from the official lists, and the accrediting program can correct them. To tell us about a mistake, contact us.