Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles, California · NIST NVLAP
At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM, air samples by TEM (what that means)
- Price
- not on the official list: ask the lab for a quote
- Turnaround
- not published: ask when you send samples
- Accreditation runs to
- September 30, 2027
- Outside samples
- the list says this site does not usually take outside work
Lab facts
- Address
- BSC Annex, Facility Services Div. Lab., 1449 So. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 · Open in Google Maps
- Tests listed for
- Asbestos
- Left blank on the list
- The official list gives no phone, website 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; air samples, such as the clearance test after asbestos removal.
- 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 LA Testing in South Pasadena, CA, 8 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 101505-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM, airborne samples by TEM; expires September 30, 2027 · 319 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
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- NVLAP lab code
- 101505-0
- Lab type
- Not Available for Commercial Testing
- Accreditation expires
- September 30, 2027
- Bulk (PLM)
- Yes
- Airborne (TEM)
- Yes
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 |
| Airborne Asbestos Analysis | 18/A02 | U.S. EPA's "Interim Transmission Electron Microscopy Analytical Methods-Mandatory and Nonmandatory-and Mandatory Section to Determine Completion of Response Actions" as found in 40 CFR, Part 763, Subpart E, Appendix A. |
Search the official NVLAP directory for lab code 101505-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
5 other accredited asbestos lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA Testing | South Pasadena, CA | 8 mi | – |
| Envirocheck, Inc. | Burbank, CA | 10 mi | – |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing West- Glendale, CA | Glendale, CA | 10 mi | – |
| Environmental Laboratories, Inc. | Studio City, CA | 10 mi | – |
| Pinnacle Laboratory | Lawndale, CA | 11 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Los Angeles County: 70% of 3,650,466 housing units were built before 1980, above the California share of 56% (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 2,566,780 homes built before 1980 are in the 1 county whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Los Angeles County).
- Asbestos testing: 15 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 171,119 older homes per site, about the same as the California figure of 174,386 older homes per listed site (47 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Los Angeles 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 30,311 people, 0% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 57th highest share of 58 counties in California.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Positive Lab Service, 1 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 131 public water systems serving Los Angeles County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 54 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 Liberty Utilities - Bellflower-Norwalk (PFOA 16 ng/L, PFOS 59 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 17,244 private-well users in Los Angeles County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Los Angeles County, CA, 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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