Mold, Asbestos, Lead Testing in Denver, Colorado

When you need reliable laboratory testing for mold, asbestos or lead in Denver, Colorado, EMSL Analytical provides environmental testing services for home inspectors, environmental consultants, contractors, restoration professionals, property managers, building owners, businesses and homeowners.

EMSL's Denver laboratory provides convenient access to environmental laboratory services for customers throughout Denver and the surrounding Colorado communities.

EMSL Analytical, Inc. – Denver Laboratory
1010 Yuma Street
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-740-5700

Whether samples are being collected as part of an indoor air quality investigation, renovation project, property inspection, water-damage assessment or environmental investigation, laboratory analysis can provide important information about materials and contaminants that may be present.

Moisture problems caused by plumbing leaks, roof leaks, flooding, condensation and other sources can result in conditions that support mold growth.

EMSL provides professional mold testing and fungal analysis for samples collected from residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings.

Mold laboratory testing options can include:

Laboratory analysis can help identify and quantify fungal structures or organisms found in submitted samples.

Mold laboratory services are commonly used by:

Testing is frequently performed during investigations involving visible mold growth, musty odors, water damage, flooding, roof or plumbing leaks and post-remediation evaluations.

Many older building materials may contain asbestos. Laboratory analysis is the appropriate way to determine whether asbestos is present in a submitted material sample.

EMSL's Denver laboratory provides professional asbestos testing services for environmental consultants, asbestos inspectors, contractors, property owners and other professionals throughout Colorado.

Materials commonly submitted for asbestos analysis include:

Depending on the sample and project requirements, analytical techniques may include:

PLM – Polarized Light Microscopy
Frequently used to analyze bulk building materials for asbestos.

PCM – Phase Contrast Microscopy
Used for analysis of airborne fibers in certain occupational and environmental applications.

TEM – Transmission Electron Microscopy
Provides highly sensitive analysis and can be used for specific asbestos air, dust and material investigations.

EMSL's Denver laboratory currently lists Colorado asbestos laboratory qualifications for PLM, PCM and TEM services.

Asbestos testing may be requested before:

Building owners and contractors should determine applicable federal, Colorado and local requirements before disturbing suspect asbestos-containing materials.

EMSL Analytical also provides laboratory services for the analysis of lead and other metals through its laboratory network.

Lead may be present in older paints, coatings, dust and other environmental materials.

Common sample types submitted for lead analysis include:

Lead laboratory testing can support investigations involving older residential properties, commercial buildings, renovation projects and occupational or environmental exposure concerns.

Customers in the Denver area can contact EMSL's Denver laboratory for current sample submission instructions and available lead testing options.

Environmental testing can expand the services available to home inspection customers.

Home inspectors may encounter properties where clients are concerned about:

Laboratory testing provides inspectors with analytical data that can be incorporated into a broader property investigation.

EMSL supports environmental professionals working on residential, commercial and industrial projects throughout the Denver metropolitan area and Colorado.

Laboratory services can assist:

EMSL also offers sampling supplies, sampling equipment and technical resources for many environmental testing applications.

EMSL's Denver laboratory serves customers throughout the Denver metropolitan area and surrounding Colorado communities, including:

Denver
Aurora
Lakewood
Arvada
Westminster
Thornton
Centennial
Englewood
Littleton
Wheat Ridge
Commerce City
Golden
Broomfield
Highlands Ranch
Parker
Castle Rock

Customers elsewhere in Colorado can also contact EMSL regarding sample submission and laboratory testing services.

EMSL Analytical has provided environmental and laboratory testing services since 1981.

The company's laboratory network provides analytical capabilities for environmental, industrial hygiene, microbiology, asbestos, lead and metals, materials and indoor air quality investigations.

Customers also have access to laboratory reports, invoices and chain-of-custody information through EMSL's online systems.

Need laboratory testing for a property, renovation project, environmental investigation or indoor air quality concern?

Contact EMSL Analytical's Denver laboratory for information about sample requirements, analytical methods, turnaround times and current testing options.

Contact EMSL before collecting samples if you need guidance regarding appropriate sampling media, sample quantities or analytical methods.

Mold samples can be submitted to EMSL Analytical's Denver laboratory at 1010 Yuma Street in Denver. Mold testing options include spore traps, tape lifts, swabs, bulk samples, culturable samples and other fungal analyses.

EMSL Analytical operates an asbestos testing laboratory in Denver, Colorado. Bulk building materials and other appropriate samples can be submitted for asbestos analysis.

Contact the Denver laboratory at 303-740-5700 before sampling or delivering materials to confirm current sample submission procedures, packaging requirements and the appropriate analytical method.

Yes. EMSL Analytical provides lead and metals laboratory testing through its laboratory network. Customers in Colorado can contact the Denver laboratory for current lead sample submission options.

Common materials include floor tile, mastics, drywall, joint compound, plaster, ceiling materials, insulation, roofing, siding and other suspect building products.

Yes. Mold air samples collected with appropriate sampling devices can be analyzed for airborne mold spores and other fungal structures.

Yes. EMSL provides laboratory services for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial environmental investigations.