Testing labs in Joue-Les-Tours

OXYGENAIR is a specialized independent French consulting and field-sampling bureau (bureau d'études) headquartered in the heart of the Loire Valley (Indre-et-Loire, département 37) with a second operational base in Savoie (département 73). Its core activity is the on-site collection of air samples and the measurement of indoor and occupational air quality parameters across a broad range of premises and environments. As a rigorously independent third party with no commercial affiliations that could compromise its impartiality, OXYGENAIR provides clients with objective, technically defensible data on air quality conditions in their buildings and workplaces. Its team of field technicians holds appropriate qualifications and is trained to the highest level of rigor and competence demanded by sensitive environmental health measurements. A flagship service is the mandatory surveillance of indoor air quality (qualité de l'air intérieur, QAI) in Établissements Recevant du Public (ERP) — public-receiving establishments such as schools, daycare centers, sports halls, and cultural venues — as required under French environmental health regulations. OXYGENAIR conducts two sampling campaigns per site, typically spaced five to seven months apart with at least one campaign during the heating season, measuring the regulated pollutants formaldehyde (aldéhydes) and benzene — both classified human carcinogens — alongside broader volatile organic compound (VOC) profiling that may include toluene and xylene. The company manages the entire workflow from sampling plan design and field sampling through to final study report, coordinating chemical analyses with COFRAC-accredited partner laboratories for the determination phase. OXYGENAIR's second major accredited domain is the surveillance of occupational exposures in workplaces (lieux de travail), with the objective of assessing whether airborne concentrations of chemical agents comply with French Valeurs Limites d'Exposition Professionnelle (VLEP — occupational exposure limit values). Services encompass the identification and constitution of homogeneous exposure groups (groupes d'exposition homogènes, GEH), design of statistically representative sampling plans, on-site personal and area air sampling, and the production of detailed compliance reports. Sectors regularly served for workplace air monitoring include pharmaceuticals, food processing, automotive, aeronautics, carpentry, and chemical and biological analysis laboratories. Beyond its two core accredited domains, OXYGENAIR provides air quality measurement services across several additional environment types. For tertiary buildings — offices and administrative premises — the company conducts QAI surveys assessing occupant comfort and regulatory compliance. In hospital environments (milieu hospitalier), air monitoring addresses contamination risks specific to healthcare settings. Indoor swimming pool air surveillance (qualité de l'air dans les piscines) focuses on chloramines and disinfection by-products that accumulate above pool water surfaces. For outdoor ambient air (air ambiant extérieur), OXYGENAIR carries out perimeter or neighborhood monitoring campaigns relevant to construction sites or industrial facilities with atmospheric discharges. Additional capabilities include radon measurements, ventilation system inspections (inspection des moyens d'aération), and the measurement of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HAP — hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques) in settled floor dust. Since 1 April 2013, OXYGENAIR has held COFRAC (Comité Français d'Accréditation) accreditation number 1-5342 under the international standard NF EN ISO/CEI 17025, covering indoor air quality surveillance in ERP under the reference framework LAB REF 30. In June 2015 its scope was extended to include professional exposure monitoring to chemical agents in workplace air under LAB REF 27. The full accreditation scope is published at www.cofrac.fr. These dual COFRAC accreditations constitute nationally recognized proof of technical competence, impartiality, and consistent adherence to best sampling practice — the highest standard applicable to field sampling organizations in the French environmental health sector. Complementing its field measurement activities, OXYGENAIR operates a Qualiopi-certified training organization (organisme de formation certifié Qualiopi), delivering both managerial and technical training programs in air quality and laboratory management. The company also provides internal audit services covering quality systems and technical methods, and offers consulting in quality assurance and environmental management. Of particular value to other analytical, sampling, or calibration laboratories, OXYGENAIR delivers specialized support for organizations pursuing ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for the first time, guiding them through documentation, technical preparation, and readiness for COFRAC assessment. OXYGENAIR operates a quality management system fully conformant with NF EN ISO/CEI 17025, with customer satisfaction as its central objective. As an independent third-party body (organisme tierce partie indépendante), it maintains strict separation from any financial, commercial, or organizational interests that could undermine measurement objectivity. This independence is a legal and ethical requirement under the LAB REF 30 and LAB REF 27 accreditation frameworks and is fundamental to the credibility of results delivered to regulatory bodies, facility managers, and occupational health officers. With over a decade of COFRAC-accredited operation, dual national accreditation scopes spanning public building indoor air quality and workplace chemical agent exposure, two regional offices covering the Loire Valley and Savoie, and an extended portfolio encompassing hospital environments, swimming pools, ambient outdoor air, radon, ventilation system inspection, and heavy metals in floor dust, OXYGENAIR is a comprehensive and highly credible air quality partner. It serves facility managers, occupational hygienists, environmental health officers, and industrial companies across multiple sectors throughout France.