Analytical Labs San Francisco

San Francisco, United States

5

2 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 415-552-4595
Website:
www.sfasbestoslab.com
Address:
467 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110
b/t Mariposa St & 17th St
Mission
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.5 miMUNI 10 Townsend Route
0.7 miKansas Street & 23rd Street
0.7 mi16th Street Mission
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Today –
Local time (San Francisco) 09:21 Sunday, 22 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday –
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday –
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Analytical Labs San Francisco, Inc. (ALSF) is an asbestos testing laboratory that specializes in quality analysis of bulk, soil, and serpentine rock and air samples.

History

Established in 1989.

Olga Kist, owner, laboratory director and primary laboratory analyst has over twenty-​five years of experience in microscopic analysis. For the last twenty years, she specialized in asbestos analysis. Our ongoing estimate is that more than seventy-​five thousand bulk samples have been analyzed by Ms. Kist over this period of time.

She received her training from top microscopists in the country at Walter C. McCrone Research Institute in Chicago and at the former Particle Data Laboratories, Ltd. (Elmhurst, Illinois). Prior to founding Analytical Labs San Francisco, Inc., she was a subcontractor to various asbestos analysis laboratories/​consultants in California.

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2 reviews of Analytical Labs San Francisco

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Place rating: 5
San Bruno, CA
Had a very great experience with this lab! Nice and courteous staff. Very quick turn-​around on some blown-​in attic insulation I’d brought in – not asbestos, whew!
I’ve previously used the mail-​in asbestos test kits — I will definitely come to Analytical Labs and recommend it to friends instead of mailing out samples around the country for testing.
I very much appreciated the quick turnaround and professionalism.
To fellow homeowners — a lot of labs will turn people away unless they work for asbestos inspection /​abatement companies, so it is very nice to have a lab nearby offering this service to us. The pricing is very good, too — I don’t think anyone does an asbestos bulk sample test for less than $ 40.
This lab just saved me several days of worrying so I am very grateful!
Place rating: 5
Menlo Park, CA
We sent a sample to Olga Kist, the lab director. We chatted by phone, she instructed us how to take the sample, how to send it via mail, and she responded with a thorough report both by phone and via email 2 days later.
Bad news! The tile installed in 1969 when the house was built had 5% asbestos; the black mastic glue affixing the tile had 10% asbestos. But it was the vinyl linoleum that was installed in the mid-1980’s that held the worst news. The vinyl itself was asbestos-​free, but the oatmeal-​colored paper backing had 40% asbestos!
Good news! At least we knew what we were dealing with. Well worth the $ 35 per sample to find out.