vermiculite
LCS Laboratory Inc., offers fast and affordable testing of vermiculite for asbestos. The test is commonly used by home buyers, sellers, home inspectors, and safety consultants.
Safety first. When you take a sample, presume the worst and protect yourself from asbestos. Asbestos is the most toxic when you inhale it. To be safe and just in case, you should wear N100 or P100 dust mask. If you do not have one, you can buy them in a hardware store or borrow from your neighbor.
Collect a Vermiculite sample (Note: If you need to test a construction material other than vermiculite, please visit a different page ). Asbestos crystals that are found in vermiculate have a higher density than the rest of the insulation. Eventually, the asbestos sunk close to the bottom of the insulation layer and concentrated along the floor. In order to detect the presence of asbestos, please dig through the insulation layer and scoop loose insulation from the attic floor. You need to collect about a cup of vermiculite and place it in a sandwich size Ziploc bag. Label the bag with a permanent marker like: “Attic insulation above kitchen”. If you want to test more than one sample, each sample should be placed in a separate bag.
Keep Records. Download a “request for analysis form”, and complete your name, phone, and email address. Select how fast do you need your results back, list all the samples that you are testing. Sign the form. Keet a copy for your own record.
Prepare Your Shipment. Place the samples and the signed request form into a larger Ziploc freezer bag. Place the package into a padded envelope or a box, and ship it for laboratory analysis to
LCS Laboratory Inc.
700 Collip Circle, Unit 218
London ON, N6G 4X8
Canada, (519) 777-5232
Canadian clients can check shipping recommendations here.
US and International clients can check shipping recommendations for “trouble-free” international shipping here.
For in-person delivery, please check this link.
Cost and Payment. Please do not send us a cheque, cash, or any other form of payment yet. Once we receive your order, we will send you a request for payment by email. You will need to open the email, and follow the link that says “View and Pay“. Once you see the complete invoice, in the upper left corner of the invoice find “pay now”, and pay the invoice with a credit card or PayPal. Analysis of each sample starts from $55+ taxes (the prices of 2023)
Receive the Laboratory Results. We analyze your samples and send you a laboratory report by email. For every sample that you sent to us, we report the concentration of asbestos in % by weight and what kind of asbestos is found. If any of your samples show an asbestos concentration of 0.5% or more, you need to be especially careful about the material, as it falls under the category of “Asbestos Containing Material”.
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About our Laboratory. All tests are performed in our accredited LCS Laboratory in London, ON. We are the most reputable testing laboratory in Canada with a perfect 5-Star rating on Google.
If you want to learn more about asbestos law, materials that often contain asbestos, our rush service, shipping recommendations, or find out how many samples should you collect to make you test legally compliant, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have any questions, please call (519) 777-5232 or email us at your convenience
at 7:02 am
How to check vermiculite by eye
at 9:13 pm
Sorry, it is impossible
at 11:07 am
So can I just send a sample to you with the form and not prepay?
at 8:52 pm
Yes absolutely