Southeast Environmental Microbiology Laboratories
Katy, Texas · NIST NVLAP
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
- June 1, 2027 (latest of its listed accreditations)
Lab facts
- Address
- 410 W. Grand Parkway South, Suite 250, Katy, TX 77494 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.seeml.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 Houston, TX, is 19 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 600385-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires December 31, 2026 · 46 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
- Southeast Environmental Microbiology Laboratories
- NVLAP lab code
- 600385-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- December 31, 2026
- 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 600385-0 · 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-232339: mold (EMLAP), valid to June 1, 2027 (198 days left). Scope as printed: “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.
What the lab’s website says
- We read the lab’s website on November 13, 2026: it asked visitors to request a quote rather than printing a per-sample price.
- The same website covers 2 listed lab sites of this firm.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Analytical Services, Inc. | Houston, TX | 11 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Houston, TX | 19 mi | Yes |
| Environmental Analytical Services, L.L.C. | Houston, TX | 19 mi | – |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing Central- Houston, TX | Houston, TX | 21 mi | – |
| Loflin Environmental Services,Inc. | Houston, TX | 25 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Fort Bend County: 12% of 305,633 housing units were built before 1980, below the Texas share of 33% (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 42,179 homes built before 1980 are in the 2 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Fort Bend County, Waller County).
- Asbestos testing: 5 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 8,436 older homes per site, fewer than the Texas figure of 201,484 older homes per listed site (20 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Fort Bend 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 69,239 people, 10% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 142nd highest share of 254 counties in Texas.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is ALS Group USA, Corp, 16 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 66 public water systems serving Fort Bend County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 6 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 Fort Bend County Mud 133 (PFOS 4.6 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 2,643 private-well users in Fort Bend County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Fort Bend County, TX, 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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