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
- March 31, 2027
- Outside samples
- the list says this site does not usually take outside work
Lab facts
- Address
- 5405 Cypress Center Drive, Suite 110, Tampa, FL 33609 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.gleassociates.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 79 miles away.
- Outside samples: the list marks this site as not available for commercial testing, so a homeowner will usually need another lab. The nearest site listed as taking outside samples is EMSL Analytical, Inc. - Tampa, FL in Tampa, FL, 5 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 102003-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires March 31, 2027 · 136 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
- GLE Associates, Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 102003-0
- Lab type
- Not Available for Commercial Testing
- Accreditation expires
- March 31, 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 102003-0 · 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 | 5 mi | Yes |
| Apollo Environmental, Inc. | Tampa, FL | 8 mi | – |
| Arrowhead Technologies, L.L.C. | Clearwater, FL | 12 mi | – |
| Air Quality Environmental, Inc. | Seminole, FL | 19 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Orlando, FL | 79 mi | Yes |
Homes around this lab
Hillsborough County: 30% of 630,692 housing units were built before 1980, below 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 573,981 homes built before 1980 are in the 3 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Pinellas County).
- Asbestos testing: 5 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 114,796 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: Hillsborough County is EPA Zone 2, moderate radon potential (2 to 4 pCi/L). Renovation that opens floors or basements is a common time to test.
- Private wells: about 126,523 people, 9% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 50th highest share of 67 counties in Florida.
- Public drinking water: 13 public water systems serving Hillsborough County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 9 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 University Of South Florida (PFOA 11 ng/L, PFOS 25 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 717 private-well users in Hillsborough County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Hillsborough 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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