Industrial Hygiene Testing in Corpus Christi, TX — Refining, Crude Export & LNG Exposure Monitoring
Accredited IH analysis for Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend — benzene, H₂S, welding fume, silica, mold and Legionella analyzed in-house in Houston. Kits shipped to your site, media back by overnight courier; samples in before 2:00 PM CST logged same day.
Accredited IH Analysis for the Coastal Bend
Overnight Courier
Kits staged ahead and media back overnight — Coastal Bend samples reach our Houston lab next business day.
Accredited & Defensible
AIHA-LAP, NVLAP, TX DSHS and TDLR — results that hold up with OSHA, insurers and Texas regulators.
Refinery & Export Fluent
Benzene, H₂S, hex chrome and silica are our daily work — the exact panel a Corpus refinery or export terminal runs.
1-Day Rush
Rush to 1 business day and same-day log-in for arrivals before 2 PM CST keeps compliance on schedule.
Exposure Monitoring for Corpus Christi & the Coastal Bend
Corpus Christi is the gateway for Eagle Ford crude and one of the largest crude-export hubs in the country, with refineries in the city and a fast-growing export and LNG cluster at Ingleside, Gregory and Portland. AGT Labs is the accredited industrial hygiene lab behind that work, analyzing benzene, H₂S, welding fume, silica, lead, asbestos and mold in-house in Houston with overnight courier from the Coastal Bend.
Whether it's routine compliance monitoring, a refinery shutdown, or export-terminal and LNG construction, we support Corpus Christi employers and contractors with fast, defensible data. See our refinery IH testing, shipyard & marine and oilfield programs.
- Benzene / BTEX by NIOSH 1501 / OSHA 1028
- H₂S and reactive gases by ion chromatography
- Welding fume, metals and hexavalent chromium
- Respirable crystalline silica by XRD; lead by NIOSH 7300
- Asbestos (NVLAP) and mold (TX TDLR LAB1070 / AIHA-EMLAP)
- Kits staged ahead; media back by overnight courier
Who We Serve in the Corpus Christi Area
The Coastal Bend concentrates refining, crude export, LNG and heavy fabrication — exactly where accredited exposure data matters most.
Refineries
Corpus Christi refining — benzene, H₂S, PAH, catalyst metals and turnaround monitoring, plus Legionella culture on cooling tower water.
Crude Export & Terminals
Eagle Ford crude and condensate handling at Ingleside and Gregory — benzene and H₂S monitoring.
LNG & Petrochemical
LNG export and new petrochemical/plastics plants — welding fume, hex chrome, silica and lead.
Shipyards & Fabrication
Ingleside-area yards and fabrication — blasting silica, lead, welding fume and asbestos.
Industrial Contractors
Turnaround, maintenance and abatement crews needing fast, defensible results.
Facilities & Commercial
Indoor air quality and mold assessments for offices, warehouses and public buildings.
What We Analyze for Corpus Christi Sites
Every analyte below is run in-house under accreditation. Tap any card for the full method detail.
Respirable Silica & Lead
XRD silica and NIOSH 7300 lead for blasting and coatings work.
View Service →Legionella in Cooling Water
ISO 11731 culture for cooling towers, potable and hot water. CDC ELITE member lab.
View Service →Coastal Bend Analytes & OSHA Exposure Limits
The regulated limits your monitoring program is measured against, and the method our lab runs for each.
| Hazard | OSHA PEL (8-hr TWA) | Lab Method | Sample Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 1 ppm (STEL 5 ppm) | NIOSH 1501 / OSHA 1028 | Charcoal tube, personal |
| Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) | 20 ppm ceiling (ACGIH TLV 1 ppm) | Ion chromatography | Treated filter / bubbler |
| Hexavalent chromium | 5 µg/m³ | OSHA ID-215 | PVC filter, personal |
| Respirable crystalline silica | 50 µg/m³ | XRD (NIOSH 7500 / OSHA ID-142) | Cyclone + PVC filter |
| Lead | 50 µg/m³ (AL 30 µg/m³) | NIOSH 7300 / 7082 | MCE filter, personal |
| Asbestos | 0.1 f/cc | PCM (NIOSH 7400) / PLM | MCE filter / bulk |
Coverage Across the Coastal Bend
Kits shipped to your site and overnight courier back, with same-day log-in on receipt.
Lab: 10200 East Freeway, Suite 101, Houston TX 77029 · Kits staged ahead of your project; overnight courier from the Coastal Bend.
Industrial Hygiene in Corpus Christi & Ingleside
What the Coastal Bend's refining and crude-export boom means for your exposure monitoring.
Corpus Christi is the busiest crude-export gateway in the United States, and its industrial base reflects that: the CITGO Corpus Christi refinery, Flint Hills Resources' East and West plants, and the Valero Corpus Christi refineries process Eagle Ford and Permian crude, while the export docks and midstream terminals — the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center across the bay and the Cheniere Corpus Christi LNG plant at Gregory — move it out to sea. Refining light, sweet-to-sour crude keeps benzene, hydrogen sulfide and BTEX central to exposure monitoring, and crude-loading and tank operations add fugitive VOC and mercaptan exposures. The LNG and export build-out, plus the fabrication and marine work at Ingleside, layer on welding fume, manganese, hexavalent chromium and blasting silica — all analyzed in-house at AGT. Refining and LNG processing on this scale also run large cooling-water systems, and CDC identifies cooling towers as a recognised source of Legionella aerosol — so Legionella culture belongs in the same water management programme as the air panel.
Work here spans Nueces and San Patricio counties and answers to TCEQ and its regional office alongside OSHA, and marine-terminal and shipyard operations at Ingleside fall under OSHA's maritime standards rather than general industry. Pre-1981 demolition and vessel work also trigger Texas DSHS asbestos survey and notification requirements. Corpus Christi samples reach our Houston lab by overnight courier or priority freight, with rush turnaround available so a turnaround, a dock clearance or a confined-space entry isn't held up waiting on data. For export-terminal and LNG coverage, pair this page with our shipyard & LNG IH and refinery IH programs.
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AIHA-LAP accredited · benzene · H₂S · welding fume · silica · lead · asbestos · mold · overnight courier · 1-day rush — serving the Coastal Bend from Houston.