Disaster Recovery Environmental Testing

When disaster strikes - whether from human error or Mother Nature - Eurofins Built Environment Testing helps you solve your most urgent environmental testing challenges. Our disaster recovery testing covers sewage contamination, asbestos, mold, combustion by-products, Legionella, and chemicals, with fast turnaround and quality you can defend. Our team is ready for immediate and follow-up testing to confirm a safe environment throughout the cleanup process.

Fire debris and recovery

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As communities recover from wildfires, Eurofins Built Environment Testing is here to support you in the process of protecting public health and the environment.  

As the leader in environmental testing, we will coordinate our many resources, offering access to the full team of U.S.-based Eurofins Environment Testing facilities, ready to assist you and to ensure you meet urgent deadlines.  

Our services include air monitoring during the removal of hazardous materials, the evaluation of hazardous materials, debris and ash removal analysis as well as the evaluation of buildings for smoke damage. Eurofins Built Environment Testing is committed to support the recovery efforts of the residents of an area where a disaster or state of emergency has been declared.

Debris cleanup and recovery

Removal of hazardous materials

Air monitoring

  • Metals in Air (NIOSH 7303 or equivalent NIOSH Methods)
  • Mercury in Air (NIOSH 6009 and OSHA 145)
  • PAHs (NIOSH 5506)
  • Silica (NIOSH 7500)
  • Asbestos: PCM (NIOSH 7400) and TEM (NIOSH 7402)

Debris and ash removal

Soil sampling

  • Metals CAM 17

Asbestos

  • Asbestos analysis, including PLM and TEM

Smoke damage testing

Smoke damage testing can evaluate the air and on surfaces within homes or businesses for smoke, soot, ash, char and other combustion by-products which may remain after a fire. In order to process a smoke related insurance claim, insurance companies may require proof of damage and there are multiple levels of testing which may be necessary. 

  • Soot Analysis: PLM/SEM/TEM
  • Combustion-by-product analysis: PLM/RLM/TEM/Corrosivity/Assemblage Analysis

How can Eurofins Built Environment Testing help you?

Eurofins Built Environment Testing is available to fully support your efforts with Same Day analysis and Rush/Weekend services when you need it. Online data access is available at many of our locations.

If you need testing services in support of the wildfire cleanup and assessment process, contact us for more information.

Hurricane and flood recovery testing

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When hurricanes or floods impact a community, rapid environmental testing is critical to safely begin recovery. Damaged infrastructure, standing water, and power outages create physical hazards and biological exposure risks for residents and recovery personnel. Eurofins Built Environment Testing supports restoration professionals, environmental consultants, property owners, healthcare facilities, and businesses with fast, reliable laboratory services that accelerate recovery.

Emergency response services

Why choose Eurofins

Nationwide laboratory capacity - During major disaster events, local laboratory resources are quickly overwhelmed or unavailable. Our nationwide network of accredited laboratories rapidly scales testing capacity and deploys qualified staff to affected areas, so you get results when they are needed most.

Rapid response - From project startup through final reporting, our teams understand the urgency of disaster recovery and help you make informed decisions quickly, so recovery can move forward with confidence.

Trusted environmental testing expertise - With decades of experience, we deliver accurate, defensible analytical results backed by one of the environmental laboratory industry’s most comprehensive testing portfolios.

Ready when you need us most

Whether you are responding to widespread flooding or localized water damage, Eurofins Built Environment Testing has the laboratory capacity, expertise, and emergency response capabilities to support your testing needs from start to finish. Contact your Client Relations Executive for emergency testing services or reach us at the link below.

Severe weather recovery

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Although the storm has passed, some buildings that make-up the communities have experienced significant damage due to broken pipes and roof leaks that could cause various bacteria and subsequent mold growth from water intrusion. As communities begin to recover from the impacts of the storm, our laboratories are ready to assist in those efforts.

Eurofins Built Environment Testing provides a network of experienced teams throughout the country who are prepared to help make those recovery efforts as easy as possible. Eurofins Built Environment Testing is dedicated to providing those impacted with the quality service necessary to accelerate the recovery process. Reach out to our teams so we can coordinate our many resources to cover your testing needs.

We offer the following services to ensure you are safe following the impact of severe weather:

How can Eurofins Built Environment Testing help you?

We are available to fully support your efforts with same day analysis and rush/weekend services when you need it. Online data access is available at many of our locations.

If you need testing services in support of the severe weather recovery process, contact us to learn how we can help.

Start your testing now

Contact us to discuss your project goals and learn how our testing solutions can support your data and regulatory needs.