On-Site Testing in Portland, OR

Both start with careful sampling, but The Mobile Lab is an environmental testing lab that drives to you. Our technician dispatches from our Hillsboro office, collects samples at your Portland site, and analyzes asbestos bulk samples by polarized light microscopy on board, with results in as little as four hours. XRF lead readings are available immediately. You get written results and chain-of-custody paperwork before the truck leaves, instead of waiting on a courier.

Both. We test residential and commercial properties across the territory, from single-family houses in Lake Oswego and Gladstone to multistory buildings, complex commercial properties, and industrial facilities. Our inspectors are AHERA certified, and The Mobile Lab takes part in AIHA Proficiency Analytical Testing programs for bulk asbestos and asbestos air samples. Whether it is one suspect floor tile or a full building survey, you receive written results with chain-of-custody documentation.

Lead testing makes sense before or during a renovation, demolition, or restoration project, as part of a property evaluation, or any time painted surfaces are suspect. Our XRF testing is non-destructive, so we read trim, siding, and windows without cutting or scraping, and readings come back immediately during the walkthrough. That lets your crew in Portland or Beaverton plan precautions that help protect workers and occupants under EPA health and safety guidelines.

Yes, in most cases. Oregon DEQ requires an accredited inspector’s asbestos survey before any demolition or renovation of a commercial building, whatever its age, or a residential building built before January 1, 2004. Owner-occupants doing their own single-family home renovation are exempt. A copy of the survey report must stay on site during the work and be provided to DEQ on request. We can sample suspect materials at your Portland, Milwaukie, or Happy Valley project and deliver the documentation you need.

It often does. Nearly 90 percent of Portland’s annual rainfall arrives between mid-October and mid-May, while only about 3 percent falls in July and August, so intrusion and musty odors tend to surface in the wet months. Rainfall also varies locally, with the West Hills getting 60 inches a year and the airport around 35 to 37. We sample after water damage, before a sale, or after remediation, with results generally in one to two business days.