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Northern Industrial Hygiene supplements its comprehensive environmental and industrial hygiene capabilities with specialized microscopy services. Northern Industrial Hygiene laboratory performs asbestos analysis by phase contrast and polarized light microscopy and is accredited by NVLAP #200511-0.  Our analysts have over ten years’ of experience in the asbestos industry analyzing bulk asbestos samples and performing asbestos fiber counts.

• Asbestos fiber counts by phase contrast microscopy (PCM)

• Asbestos analyses of bulk materials by polarized light microscopy (PLM)

• Refractory fibers

Northern can provide rapid turnaround times for our clients.  Rush samples can be analyzed in two hours.  Northern can also provide night and weekend analysis if requested in advance.  Northern uses only accredited laboratories for analysis of all other forms of indoor air quality samples.