Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Test Method

This Directory of Accredited Laboratories will help you locate a laboratory near you to analyze an asbestos sample to determine if it really is asbestos.

There are two methods that are commonly used to determine if a sample of material contains asbestos. These are: Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Test Method and Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Test Method. The type of sample and asbestos suspected usually determines which method is best suited. Your trained asbestos sampling company will help make this decision.

The following directory of Accredited Laboratories from the National Institute of Standards and Technology will help you locate a laboratory near you.

Labs qualified to identify and quantify asbestos using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in the following states:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Missouri
Minnesota
North Carolina
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Washington