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Qualtek Testing Group, LLC

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Qualtek Testing Group, LLC

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12 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

Our staff at Qualtek Testing Group has over 28 years of experience. We are experts at testing homes and buildings for environmental hazards, we specialize in testing for asbestos, lead-based paint, and we now do lead-based paint abatement, along with lead-based paint clearance cleaning services. Our testing is thorough and accurate. Our reports are easy to understand, and we are more than willing to explain how to protect you from these common hazardous materials. There is no job too big or too small that we cannot handle in a very timely manner. Call us now and join our thousands of happy clients all over New York State. How safe if YOUR Environment?

"I had many questions about the testing process and the follow-up. Mike answered them all with patience. "

Kathleen H on October 2025

Our staff at Qualtek Testing Group has over 28 years of experience. We are experts at testing homes and buildings for environmental hazards, we specialize in testing for asbestos, lead-based paint, and we now do lead-based paint abatement, along with lead-based paint clearance cleaning services. Our testing is thorough and accurate. Our reports are easy to understand, and we are more than willing to explain how to protect you from these common hazardous materials. There is no job too big or too small that we cannot handle in a very timely manner. Call us now and join our thousands of happy clients all over New York State. How safe if YOUR Environment?

"I had many questions about the testing process and the follow-up. Mike answered them all with patience. "

Kathleen H on October 2025

Qualtek Testing Group, LLC

5.00(
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Qualtek Testing Group, LLC

5.00(
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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
Free onsite estimate

At our company, your satisfaction is our top priority. We are committed to completing every job to the highest standards, ensuring exceptional quality and service. Discover our range of services and reach out today to book your free estimate. Let us show you the difference our dedication can make!

"The Best around!!!"

Joe S on October 2024

At our company, your satisfaction is our top priority. We are committed to completing every job to the highest standards, ensuring exceptional quality and service. Discover our range of services and reach out today to book your free estimate. Let us show you the difference our dedication can make!

"The Best around!!!"

Joe S on October 2024

INGERSOLL PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION INC

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INGERSOLL PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION INC

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70 years of experience

Ingersoll Painting and Construction is a third generation business specializing in residential and commercial painting and remodeling services. We are fully insured and certified for lead paint remediation.

Ingersoll Painting and Construction is a third generation business specializing in residential and commercial painting and remodeling services. We are fully insured and certified for lead paint remediation.

Brookside Home Inspections

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Brookside Home Inspections

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

Owned and operated by James Baptiste, a graduate of the University of Buffalo School of Architecture & Planning. Providing pre and post listing inspections, radon testing and lead paint testing.

Owned and operated by James Baptiste, a graduate of the University of Buffalo School of Architecture & Planning. Providing pre and post listing inspections, radon testing and lead paint testing.

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Buffalo Environmental & Construction Group, LLC

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Buffalo Environmental & Construction Group, LLC

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Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We are experts! Licensed, insured and professional is the cornerstone of our existence. We provide safe, natural solutions for your environmental needs! Prompt, Professional Safe Solutions!

We are experts! Licensed, insured and professional is the cornerstone of our existence. We provide safe, natural solutions for your environmental needs! Prompt, Professional Safe Solutions!

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United Demolition and Excavating, LLC

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United Demolition and Excavating, LLC

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26 years of experience

Been in business sense 1999, BBB Class A+ rating, OSHA class A rating, An No Ins claim lost run report sense 1999, A 1 miner workers comp claim in 2010, City of Buffalo class 3 demolition & specialty License,

Been in business sense 1999, BBB Class A+ rating, OSHA class A rating, An No Ins claim lost run report sense 1999, A 1 miner workers comp claim in 2010, City of Buffalo class 3 demolition & specialty License,

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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

While not all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, enough do, so you’ll still want to test to be on the safe side. The federal government banned lead-based paint for homes in 1978, but your state may have banned lead before that time. Around 24% of homes built between 1960 and 1977 contained lead-based paint, while 87% of homes built before 1940 contained lead-based paint.

Several different measurements may be used to determine the amount of lead in water. The most common unit of measurement is micrograms per liter (µg/L), which is the same as parts per billion. Another measurement is milligrams per liter (mg/L), which is the same as parts per million.

Lead exposure poses significant health risks, including neurological, developmental, and behavioral disorders, especially critical in young children and fetuses.

Costs depend on test type, home size, number of testing locations, and whether follow-up testing is required.

Lead toxicity comes from inhaling lead or consuming it. Before the 1980s, when the government banned lead from consumer use, it could be found in paint, plumbing, pipes, ceramics, and even gasoline. Lead paint is toxic for the same reason lead itself is toxic, which is why lead poisoning from paint presents the same as lead poisoning from water or food sources, with a slight increase in respiratory symptoms vs. digestive symptoms. Lead paint is most dangerous when it’s old and peeling, cracking, or otherwise disturbed. This increases the concentration in the air and, therefore, in breathable air. 

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