Project Experience: Asbestos in Metavolcanic Rock

Client is investigating the extent of Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) contamination in metavolcanic rock (amphibolite schist) at a school construction site in California. EMSL has performed a combination of California Air Resources Board (CARB) 435 method using PLM and TEM, as well as TEM Mass Analysis coupled with ASTM D-7521, in an effort to provide strategic information. Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM) was also performed at project inception.