Three tools for testing indoor air quality including a formaldehyde meter left, a photoionization detector center, and a particle counter right.
Indoor Air Quality Testing Fees
Based in West Palm Beach A Accredited Mold Inspection Service provides both indoor air quality testing services and mold inspections in South Florida. Below we provide information on our Indoor Air Quality Testing Fees. Our fees are not set in stone, so call us for a quote that is tailored to your specific needs.
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When considering indoor air quality testing costs the costs must cover lab fees, inspection fees, and shipping fees. In addition, costs may also include additional specialty equipment rental fees. Most inspections are around 2 to 3 hours for residential and small commercial inspections and 3 to 6 hours for medium sized commercial facilities. However, these are rough estimates on time and cost as each investigation is different.
Our typical fees for indoor air quality testing and investigations on homes and small commercial buildings of around 2000 square foot
are usually around $600.00.
Larger investigations in commercial buildings usually costs around $1000.00 to $3000.00 depending on the size of the property and the tests we conduct.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY TESTING FEES FOR HOME AIR CHECK WITH ONE THERMAL DESORPTION TUBE.
FEES.
Thermal desorption tubes are small glass tubes filled with various absorbent materials. A small low flow air pump pulls air through the glass tub. The gases in the air are absorbed into the absorbent materials inside the tube. Next, while at the lab, the gases are burned off and analyzed using a method called gas chromatography mass spectrometry. This method tells in great detail the organic chemicals that are in your air.
A thermal desorption tube is used to screen for the presence or absence of elevated VOC’s released by man-made items.
This test will tell you the total levels of the most abundant volatile organic compounds in your air to the parts per billion.
This also includes a detailed inspection and a computer generated report.
WHAT IS TESTED FOR?
It will test for VOC chemicals from Quantitative list A below.
A one tube thermal desorption test is perfect for homeowners who want to know if there is a problem in the air in regard to some of the most common indoor chemical pollutants in the homes air.
Furthermore, this is a great test if you are not sure if you have a problem or not. However, this test does not include aldehydes such as formaldehyde. This is a detailed indoor air quality testing procedure with recommendations and a computer generated report. In addition, we recommend one additional sample for each 2000 sf of area to be tested and inspected.
One Tube Home Air Check Total Fee – $600.00
INDOOR AIR QUALITY TESTING FEES FOR HOME AIR CHECK WITH TWO THERMAL DESORPTION TUBES FEES.
For this test not one, but two thermal desorption tubes are used. They allow the lab to screen for the presence or absence of elevated VOC’s released by man made items. This test will tell you the total levels of the most abundant volatile organic compounds in your air to the parts per billion. Furthermore, it also identifies by name additional moderately elevated VOCs in your air. In other words, this test will identify the most abundant chemicals in your air, and in addition, with this test, some of the indoor pollutants with lower concentrations in your air are also analyzed. Therefore, your air quality consultant in conjunction with the lab will have a better idea of what is in your air. In addition, this also includes a detailed inspection and a computer generated report.
WHAT IS TESTED FOR?
With this method, items from list A and list B below, and items from the semiquantitative list below are included in the analysis. Using two thermal desorption tubes can accurately analyze more compounds.
This is a detailed indoor air quality testing procedure with recommendations and a computer generated report.
Obviously this test is more expensive. Like the single tube procedure, this test does not include aldehydes such as formaldehyde. This is a detailed indoor air quality testing procedure with recommendations and a computer generated report. In addition, we recommend one additional sample for each 2000 sf of area to be tested and inspected.
Total fee – $1200.00
INDOOR AIR QUALITY TESTING FEES WITH TEDLAR BAG
Prism Analytical Lab method TB 002-IR
Tedlar bags look like simple plastic bags, however, they are made of special plastics that do not off gas any chemicals that may interfere with the sample analysis. During sampling, they are filled with about a liter of air to be analyzed.
This test is for detecting inorganic compounds (compounds not containing carbon in the chemical structure). The air is analyzed at an accredited laboratory. Inorganic compounds that can be identified and measured using Prism Analytical Lab method TB 002-IR include items from list C below. Furthermore, it will also detect some higher levels of compounds from list B below.
Total fee – $600.00
Prices and number of samples is not set in stone, are prices are a general rule. Also we can work with you on the type and number of samples, and the price you want.
Just call for a written quote when you are ready to schedule.
LABS WE USE
Drywall testing and indoor air quality testing services
Columbia Analytical Services 1-800-695-7222
Galson Laboratories All rental equipment, PID, FID, particle counters, gas detection devices, etc.
TO-15 analysis, mold, free pumps rental.
6601 Kirkville Road East Syracuse, New York 13057 Main Phone: (315) 432-LABS (5227) (888) 432-LABS (5227).
Prism Analytical Technologies, Inc. HS GCMS and thermal desorption tubes for analysis of wide range organic, semi organics, and also, inorganic compounds from thermal desorption tubes. In addition, tedlar bag samples are alnalyzed.
Also specialists in MVOCs.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Telephone: (989) 772-5088 Fax: (989) 772-5870
EMLab P&K CALIFORNIA – Mold, bacteria, allergens, PID rentals, 1150 Bayhill Drive, Suite 100 San Bruno CA 94066 phone: (866) 888-6653 fax: (650) 829-5852.
Chris Wheaton Aeroteck P&K rentals 1-623-298-1049.
Test America – Phoenix TO-15 canisters and general IAQ analysis including $65.00 analysis for formaldehyde using sorbent tube. In addition, they offer free pump rental.
4645 E. Cotton Center Blvd. Bldg. 3, Suite 189 Phoenix, AZ 85040 phone: (602) 437-3340.
The methods and information above are from Prism Analytical.
The below list is from Prism Analytical.
Technical Bulletin
503 Rev 14
AIR SURVEY ANALYSIS
List of Compounds
1) Quantitative Compound List A
2) Quantitative Compound List B
3) Quantitative Compound List C
4) Semiquantitative Compound List
Quantitative List A
Benzene 1,2- Dibromo-3-chloropropane‡ 1,1-Dichloropropene Toluene
Bromobenzene Dibromomethane 1,3-Dichloropropene (cis) 1,2,3- Trichlorobenzene‡
Bromochloromethane 1,2- Dibromoethane 1,3-Dichloropropene (trans) 1,2,4- Trichlorobenzene‡
Bromodichloromethane 1,2- Dichlorobenzene‡ Ethylbenzene 1,1,1- Trichloroethane
Bromoform 1,3- Dichlorobenzene‡ Hexachlorobutadiene‡ 1,1,2- Trichloroethane
n- Butylbenzene‡ 1,4- Dichlorobenzene‡ Isopropylbenzene Trichloroethene
sec- Butylbenzene 1,1- Dichloroethane p-Isopropyltoluene 1,2,3- Trichloropropane
tert- Butylbenzene 1,2- Dichloroethane Methylene Chloride 1,2,4- Trimethylbenzene
Carbon Tetrachloride 1,1- Dichloroethene Naphthalene‡ 1,3,5- Trimethylbenzene
Chlorobenzene 1,2- Dichloroethene (cis) n-Propylbenzene Vinyl Chloride
Chlorodibromomethane 1,2- Dichloroethene (trans) Styrene m & p- Xylene
Chloroform 1,2- Dichloropropane 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane o- Xylene
2- Chlorotoluene 1,3- Dichloropropane 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
4- Chlorotoluene 2,2- Dichloropropane Tetrachloroethene
Quantitative List B
Acetaldehyde* Isopropanol* (2-Propanol) Methanol Nitroethane
Acetone* (2-propanone) Ethyl-3-ethoxypropionate Methyl acetate* Nitromethane
Acetonitrile* Ethyl lactate Methyl formate 2- Pentanone*
Butadiene* Ethyl vinyl ether Methyl vinyl ether 1- Pentene
1- Butanol* Ethanol* Methyl vinyl ketone 2- Pentene
2- Butanone* (MEK) Formaldehyde 3-Methyl-1-butene Propane
n- Butylacetate* Furan* 2-Methyl-1-pentene n- Propanol*
Chlorodifluoromethane* 2- Heptanone* 2-Methyl-2-butene Propionaldehyde
Cyclohexane* Isobutane* 4-Methyl-2-pentanone* (MIBK) Propylene
Cyclohexene* Isobutyl acetate* 2-Methyl-2-pentene m- Pyrol
Cyclopentene* Isobutyl ketone* 4-Methyl-2-pentene Vinyl acetate*
1,2- Dichlorotetrafluoroethane* Isobutylene 2-Methylpentane Vinylidene chloride
1,1- Dimethyl hydrazine Isoprene 3-Methylpentane
Quantitative List C
(Tedlar® Bag or Canister methods only)
Acetylene Ethane Nitric oxide Silicon tetrafluoride
Ammonia Ethylene Nitrogen dioxide Sulfur dioxide
Boron trichloride Hexafluoroethane Nitrogen trifluoride Sulfur hexafluoride
Boron trifluoride Hexafluoropropylene Nitrous acid Tetrachlorosilane
Diborane Hydroiodic acid Perfluoropropane Tungsten hexafluoride
Dichlorosilane Methane Oxygen difluoride Water
Difluoromethane Nitric acid Silane
And In Addition, It Also Includes the Following
Following Four Inorganic Carbon Compounds:
- Carbon dioxide Hydrobromic acid Nitrous oxide 1,1,1,2- Tetrafluoroethane
- Carbon monoxide Hydrochloric acid Pentafluoroethane Tetramethyl silane
- Carbon tetrafluoride Hydrofluoric acid Perfluorobutane Trichlorosilane
- Carbon fluoride Hydrogen cyanide Perfluoropentane Trifluoromethane
Semiquantitative List
Beginning With Letter A
Acetealdehyde Chloroethane 2,2-Dimethyl-1-pentanol Isobutylketone Methyl-n-pentyldisulfide
Acetone (2-Propanone) 3- Chloro-2-methyl-1- propene 2,6-Dimethyl-4-heptanone Isofluorane Methyl-n-propylsulfide
Acetonitrile Chlorobenzaldehyde (Diisobutyl Ketone) Isononyl acetate 3-Methyloctane
Acetophenone Chlorodifluoromethane N,N-Dimethylcyclohexanamine Isopropanol 2-Methylpyridine
Acrolein 2- Chloroethylvinylether 1,1-Dimethylcyclohexane di-Isopropyl ether á-Methylstyrene
Acrylonitrile p- Chlorophenol Dimethylester of 1-Isopulegol 2-(Methylthio)-butane
Allyl alcohol(2-propenol) Chlorotrifluoroethene pentanedioic acid Limonene Methylthiophene #
Allyl chloride Citronellol 1,1-Dimethylethoxybenzene Linalool 1-(Methylthio)-1-propene
Beginning With Letter B
Benzaldehyde Citronellyl acetate 2,4-Dimethylfuran Linalool propionate MTBE (Methyl tert butyl ether)
2,3- Benzofuran Citronellyl formate 2,5-Dimethylfuran Menthol Myrcene
Benzonitrile o- Cresol 2,3-Dimethylphenol Mesityl methyl ketone Neryl acetate
Benzothiazole m- Cresol 2,5-Dimethylphenol 2-(1-Methoxy)propylacetate Nicotine
Benzylalcohol p- Cresol 2,5-Dimethylpyrazine 2-Methoxy-1-propanol Nonanal
Benzylchloride Crotonaldehyde (trans- Dimethylsuccinate 1-Methoxy-2-propanol 2-Nonanone
Benzylpropionate -2-Butenal) 1,4-Dioxane 1-Methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)- 2-Nonenal (trans)
Biphenyl Cyclohexane Diphenylether -benzene Octanal
1- Borneol Cyclohexanol Dodecanal (Lauryl aldehyde) Methoxybenzene Pentachloroethane
4- Bromo-1-butene Cyclohexanone 1-Dodecanol (Lauryl alcohol) 1-Methoxycyclohexene 1,3-Pentadiene
2- Bromo-1-chloropropane Cyclohexene 1-Dodecene 2-Methoxyphenol Pentamethylheptane
2- Bromobutane N- Cyclohexylcyclohexanamine Epichlorohydrin Menthyl acetate 1-Pentanol
Bromochloroacetonitrile Cyclopentane Ethanol Methyl allyl disulfide 2-Pentanone
2- Bromochlorobenzene Cyclopentanone 4-Ethenyl cyclohexene á-Methyl benzene 1-Pentylacetate
3- Bromochlorobenzene Cyclopentene 1-Ethenyl-3-methylbenzene acetaldehyde 2-Pentylfuran
4- Bromochlorobenzene Decahydronaphthalene Ethoxymethylbenzene 2-Methyl benzofuran Phenol
Bromochlorofluoro Methane Decanal Ethyl butyrate 1-Methyl decahydro- 4-Phenylcyclohexene (4-P
CH)
Bromodichlorobenzene Diallyl disulfide 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol -naphthalene 3-Phenyl-2-propenal
Bromoethene (Vinyl Bromide) Diallyl sulfide 2-Ethyl-1-hexene 2-Methyl decahydro- á/â-Pinene
Butadiene Diallyl tetrasulfide Ethyl 2-methylbutyrate -naphthalene Propanal
Butanal Diallyl trisulfide Ethyl 3-methylbutyrate Methyl isopropyl ketone n-Propanol
1- Butanol 2,5- Dibromotoluene 2-Ethyl-4-methyl-1,3- dioxolane Methyl salicylate 2-Propenyl benzene
2- Butanol 1,1- Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Ethylacetate Methyl styrene # n-Propylacetate
t- Butanol 2,3- Dichloro-1-propene Ethylacrylate Methyl thiirane n-Propylamine
2- Butanone (MEK) 1,4- Dichloro-2-butene (cis) Ethylbenzoate 3-Methyl-1H-indole p-Propenylanisole
2- Butenal (trans) 1,4- Dichloro-2-butene (trans) Ethylcyclohexane 2-Methyl-1,3,5-hexatriene Propylcyclohexane
1- Butoxy-2-propanol 1,1- Dichloro-2-ethenyl- Ethylcyclopentane 2-Methyl-1,3-dioxolane 2-Propylfuran
2- Butoxyethanol -cyclopropane Ethylmethylacrylate 2-Methyl-1-propene Pulegone
2- Butoxyethylacetate Dichlorodifluoromethane Eucalyptol 2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol Pyrazine
m- tert-Butyl phenol Dichlorofluoromethane Eugenol 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK) Rose Oxide
n- Butylacetate 1,2- Dichlorotetrafluoroethane D-Fenchol 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone Skatole
di-n- Butylether (CFC-114) Fenchone 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol á-Terpinene
di-t- Butylether Diethyl disulfide Fluorobenzene 4-Methyl-3-penten-2-one ã-Terpinene
sec- Butylethylbenzene Diethyl ether 3-Furaldehyde 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one Terpinolene
2-n- Butylfuran Diethylbenzene # 2-Furaldehyde Methylacetate á-Terpinyl acetate
Beginning With Letter C
Camphene N,N- Dimethyl acetamide 3-Hexene Methylethylbenzene # Trimethylcyclohexane
Camphor Dimethyl amine 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone Methylethyldisulfide 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexanone
Carbon disulfide N,N- Dimethyl benzenamine Indene Methylethylsulfide Trimethylethylbenzene
Carbontetrabromide Dimethyl disulfide Indole 2-Methylfuran 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane
3- Carene 1,3- bis(1,1-Dimethylethyl)- Iodomethane 3-Methylhexane Trimethylsilane
á- Cedrene -benzene Isobornylacetate Methylisothiocyanate Trimethylsilanol
Cedrol Dimethyl ether Isobutane Methylmethacrylate Valeraldehyde (Pentanal)
1- Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 2,5- Dimethylpyrazine Isobutanol (2-Methyl-1- 2-Methylmethylpropionate Vinyl acetate
1- Chloro-1-fluoroethene Dimethyl sulfide -propanol) 1-Methylnaphthalene
Chloroaniline Dimethyl trisulfide Isobutylacetate 2-Methylnaphthalene
Beginning With Letter D to Z
Not Shown.
And In Addition, It Also Includes the Following 12 Organic Carbon Compounds:
- C 3 (Propane) N,N- Diethylformamide Furan Methylacrylate Tetrahydrofuran
- C 4 (Butane) Diethylphthalate 2-Furanmethanol Methylbenzoate Thiophene
- C 5 (Pentane) 1,1- Difluoroethane Geraniol 2-Methylbutane Tributylamine
- C 6 (Hexane) 2,5- Dihydrofuran Heptanal 2-Methylbutanal Trichlorofluoromethane
- C 7 (Heptane) Diisopropyldisulfide 3-Heptanone 3-Methylbutanal 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluroethane
- C 8 (Octane) 1,1- Dimethoxy-2-butene 2-Heptanone Methylbutylbenzene 1,1,1-Trichloro-2-propane
- C 9 (Nonane) 1,1- Dimethoxyheptane Heptylbenzene Methylcyclohexane Trichlorobenzene #
- C 10 (Decane) 1,1- Dimethoxyhexane Hexachloroethane Methylcyclopentane Tricyclene
- C 11 (Undecane) Dimethoxymethane 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2- propanol 1-Methylcyclopentene Triethylamine
- C 12 (Dodecane) 1,1- Dimethoxynonane Hexanal 1-Methylcyclopentene Triethylbenzene #
- C 13 (Tridecane) 1,1- Dimethoxyoctane 1-Hexanol bis-(1-Methylethyl) benzene 1,3,5-Triisopropylbenzene
- C 14 (Tetradecane) 1,2- Dimethoxypropane 1-Hexene 1-Methylethylacetate 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene
Notes
* At levels below the detection limit for Quantitative List B, this compound is reported as part of the Semiquantitative List
‡ Thermal desorption tubes only, compound not available in canister or Tedlar bag.
prism analytical technologies, inc. Technical Bulletin
503 rev 14
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