At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (what that means)
- Price
- from $57.00 per sample (Asbestos, bulk material (PLM)), as printed on the lab’s website (details)
- Turnaround
- “3 business days” (lab’s website)
- Accreditation runs to
- June 30, 2027
Lab facts
- Address
- 3315 SE Harrison St., Milwaukie, OR 97222-6547 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.jselabs.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.
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 200872-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires June 30, 2027 · 227 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, bulk material (PLM) | $57.00 per sample | “Asbestos By Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) ... 2 Day $67.00 ... 3 Day $57.00” | 3 business days | – | Lab’s page read November 13, 2026 |
Copied from the lab’s own website on the date shown and re-checked independently. Prices change; confirm with the lab. Compare asbestos lab prices.
Price compared with other listed firms
- Asbestos testing: lowest standard per-sample price printed $57.00, 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
- JSE Labs Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 200872-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- June 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 200872-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
1 other accredited asbestos lab site within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing West- Portland, OR | Portland, OR | 5 mi | – |
| Asbestos Northwest, LLC | Federal Way, WA | 130 mi | – |
| ORIONES, Inc | Federal Way, WA | 130 mi | – |
| Pacific Rim Environmental, Inc. | Tukwila, WA | 140 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Seattle, WA | 145 mi | Yes |
Homes around this lab
Clackamas County: 44% of 174,323 housing units were built before 1980, below the Oregon share of 49% (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 454,577 homes built before 1980 are in the 4 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Clackamas County, Clark County, Multnomah County, Washington County).
- Asbestos testing: 2 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 227,288 older homes per site, fewer than the Oregon figure of 455,948 older homes per listed site (2 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Clackamas 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 74,835 people, 19% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 27th highest share of 36 counties in Oregon.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Rose City Laboratories, LLC, 2 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 16 public water systems serving Clackamas 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 Milwaukie, City Of (PFOS 7 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 1,375 private-well users in Clackamas County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
- At house sale: Statewide (Domestic Well Testing Act) has a septic system rule (ORS 448.271; OAR 333-061-0305 to 0335); what it requires.
County figures for Clackamas County, OR, 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.
Is this your lab?
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.