At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (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
- March 31, 2027 (latest of its listed accreditations)
Lab facts
- Address
- 3620 Sunset Rd., Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89120 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- falaboratories.sgs.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 200908-0: 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
- SGS Forensic Laboratories
- NVLAP lab code
- 200908-0
- 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 200908-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Other accreditations on record
- AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, lab ID LAP-173499: industrial hygiene, including asbestos air samples (IHLAP); mold (EMLAP), valid to January 1, 2027 (47 days left). Scope as printed: “INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY” (certificate or directory entry).
From the accrediting body’s public directory, read November 15, 2026 and re-checked by a second reader. EPA’s lead list relies on these bodies but prints no ID or expiry date.
Same firm, other accredited sites
3 sites of this firm in 2 states are on the NVLAP or NLLAP lists. Each site is accredited separately.
- SGS Forensic Laboratories · Carson, CA · asbestos, lead
- SGS Forensic Laboratories · Hayward, CA · asbestos, lead
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 Aerotech Built Environment Testing- Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas, NV | 0 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Clark County: 18% of 948,995 housing units were built before 1980, below the Nevada share of 22% (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 166,408 homes built before 1980 are in the 1 county whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Clark County).
- Asbestos testing: 2 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 83,204 older homes per site, fewer than the Nevada figure of 145,788 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: Clark 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 98,399 people, 5% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 14th highest share of 17 counties in Nevada.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Silver State Analytical Laboratories - Las Vegas, 1 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 30 public water systems serving Clark County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 0 had a PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4.0 ng/L, the level EPA set for each in 2024. These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 5,783 private-well users in Clark County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Clark County, NV, 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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