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
Lab facts
- Address
- 4433 W. Touhy Avenue, Suite 215, Lincolnwood, IL 60712-1833 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.heroopticsllc.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, STAT Analysis Corporation in Chicago, IL, is 9 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 600360-0: 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
- Hero Optics LLC
- NVLAP lab code
- 600360-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- 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 600360-0 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAT Analysis Corporation | Chicago, IL | 9 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical Inc. | Hillside, IL | 13 mi | Yes |
| TEM Environmental, Inc. | Glendale Heights, IL | 19 mi | – |
| JMS Environmental Associates, Ltd. | Westmont, IL | 19 mi | – |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing Central- Chicago, IL. | Naperville, IL | 28 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Cook County: 73% of 2,276,493 housing units were built before 1980, above the Illinois share of 63% (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 1,988,683 homes built before 1980 are in the 3 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County).
- Asbestos testing: 5 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 397,737 older homes per site, fewer than the Illinois figure of 577,360 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: Cook 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 5,239 people, 0% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 102nd highest share of 102 counties in Illinois.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Kalamazoo County HSD Laboratory, 112 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 118 public water systems serving Cook 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 Dixmoor (PFOA 4.8 ng/L, PFOS 5.5 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 70 private-well users in Cook County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Cook County, IL, 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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