At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (what that means)
- Price
- from $95.00 per sample (Asbestos, building materials (homeowner kit)), as printed on the lab’s website (details)
- Accreditation runs to
- September 30, 2027
Lab facts
- Address
- 161 John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME 04106 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.emsl.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, Pace Analytical Services, LLC. - Woburn in Woburn, MA, is 90 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 500094-0: 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, building materials (homeowner kit) | $95.00 per sample | “Test for Asbestos in Building Materials such as: Popcorn Ceilings, Floor Tiles/Mastic, ... $95 Lab Fee Required for Testing.” | Not stated | Kit free with prepaid return postage; $95 lab fee per sample, multi-layer samples charged per layer | Lab’s page read November 13, 2026 |
| Asbestos, dust or debris (homeowner kit) | $175.00 per sample | “Asbestos in Dust Test Kit $0.00 ea ... Test for Asbestos in Dust / Debris. $175 Lab Fee Required for Testing.” | Not stated | Kit free with prepaid return postage; $175 lab fee per sample | Lab’s page read November 13, 2026 |
Copied from the lab’s own website on the date shown and re-checked independently. The firm’s website prints one price for its 30 listed sites; confirm that this site takes your sample. Prices change; confirm with the lab. Compare asbestos lab prices.
Price compared with other listed firms
- Asbestos testing: lowest standard per-sample price printed $95.00, 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
- EMSL Analytical, Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 500094-0
- 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 500094-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Same firm, other accredited sites
28 sites of this firm in 20 states are on the NVLAP or NLLAP lists. Each site is accredited separately.
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Phoenix, AZ · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · San Diego, CA · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · San Leandro, CA · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Denver, CO · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Meriden, CT · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Fort Lauderdale, FL · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · N. Miami Beach, FL · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Orlando, FL · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Smyrna, GA · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical Inc. · Hillside, IL · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Indianapolis, IN · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Baton Rouge, LA · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Woburn, MA · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Beltsville, MD · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · New Hope, MN · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · St. Louis, MO · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Kernersville, NC · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Morrisville, NC · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Pineville, NC · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Cinnaminson, NJ · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Piscataway, NJ · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Carle Place, NY · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Depew, NY · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Long Island City, NY · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Plymouth Meeting, PA · asbestos
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Houston, TX · asbestos, lead
- EMSL Analytical, Inc. · Seattle, WA · asbestos
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum Analytical & Consulting, LLC | Salem, NH | 75 mi | – |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC. - Woburn | Woburn, MA | 90 mi | – |
| SanAir Technologies Laboratory, Inc. | Woburn, MA | 90 mi | – |
| Crystal Analytical | Rockland, MA | 108 mi | – |
| Accurate Analysis | Auburn, MA | 127 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Cumberland County: 55% of 153,286 housing units were built before 1980, about the same as the Maine share of 54% (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 141,534 homes built before 1980 are in the 2 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Cumberland County, York County).
- Asbestos testing: 1 accredited lab site within 25 miles, about 141,534 older homes per site, fewer than the Maine figure of 409,075 older homes per listed site (1 site).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Cumberland 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 119,336 people, 41% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 14th highest share of 16 counties in Maine.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Seacoast Analytical Services, 49 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 6 public water systems serving Cumberland 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 Yarmouth Water District (PFOA 9.2 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 5,972 private-well users in Cumberland County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
- At house sale: Statewide (shoreland areas) has a septic system rule (30-A MRSA s.4216); what it requires.
County figures for Cumberland County, ME, 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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