TESTING SERVICES AND PRICE LIST
Soil
Standard Soil
Test
.....................................................................……….....$
9.00
Includes pH, Buffer
pH, Extractable Nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B), Extractable Heavy
Metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr), and Extractable Aluminum, Cation Exchange Capacity,
Percent Base Saturation.
Soil pH ....................................................................................……….…...$
4.00
Soil pH w/
Buffer pH
.............................................................……............
$ 5.00
Standard Soil
Test w/ Organic Matter ....................................................$
13.00
Same as Standard
Soil Test with the addition of Percent Organic Matter by Loss on Ignition.
Soluble Salts
...........................................................................………........$
3.00
Includes a measure of
the Electrical Conductivity of a 1:2 (soil:water) extract.
Soil Texture
.......................................................................………..........
$ 50.00
A determination of
USDA Textural Classification by combined Hydrometer Analysis of silts and clay
and Dry Sieving of sands. Title 5 Parameters also determined upon request at
submittal. Results presented in Tabular Format.
Soil Texture w/
Graphical Representation
.............................................$ 60.00
Same as Soil
Texture with the addition of a Grain Size Distribution Curve.
Total Soil
Metals
.......................................................………..................
$ 30.00
A determination of
the Total Soil Contents of K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr. Also
included are the non-metals P and B. Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of Nitric/Perchloric
Acid Digest.
Total
Soil Nitrogen
..............................................................……….........
$ 10.00
A determination of
the Total Nitrogen in the soil by catalytic combustion.
Soil Nitrate ..................................................................…………................
$ 6.00
Commonly performed at
the pre-sidedress growth stage. Call lab for sampling procedures and submittal.
NOTE:
Other tests may be available upon consultation and prior arrangement with the Soil
Testing Lab.
Soilless
Greenhous
Media pH and
Soluble Salts
........................................……....................... $ 5.00
Provides pH of Water
Saturated Media and Electrical Conductivity of the Saturated Media Extract.
Standard Media
Test .............................................................………........$
10.00
Provides pH of Water
Saturated Media, Electrical Conductivity and Nutrient Content (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe,
Mn, Zn, Cu, B) of the Saturated Media Extract.
Compost
Standard
Compost Test
......................................................………...........$
30.00
Includes pH,
Extractable Nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B), Extractable Heavy
Metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr), and Extractable Aluminum, Equivalent Base Percentages,
Organic Matter, Total Nitrogen, C/N ratio, Nitrate-N, Ammonium-N,
Electrical Conductivity, Percent Moisture, Bulk Density.
Total Compost
Metals
.................................................………................. $
25.00
A determination of
the Total Compost K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr. Also
included are the non-metals P and B. Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of dry-ashed
sample in 10% HCl .
NOTE:
The above tests can also be performed on compost feedstocks and manures. Contact
lab prior to submittal.
Plant
Tissue
Plant Tissue
Test (without Nitrogen)
.................................……................$ 14.00
A determination of
the Total Tissue P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Mo, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr.
Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of dry-ashed sample in 10% HCl .
Plant Tissue
Test (with Nitrogen)
............................................……..........$ 20.00
A determination of
the Total Tissue P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Mo, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr.
Analysis by ICP Spectrometry of dry-ashed sample in 10% HCl . Also included
Total Nitrogen by catalytic combustion.
Fertilizer
Testing
(Contact laboratory prior to
submitting samples.)
N,
P2O5, K2O, etc.
...............................................……………..........Contact
Lab for Fees
Tests available
include Total N, Water Insoluble N, Nitrate-N, Ammonium-N, Available and Total P2O5,
Water Soluble and Total K2O, Acid Insoluble Ash.
Water
Testing (Contact
laboratory prior to submitting samples.)
pH and Salinity
(pH and Electrical Conductivity)...........................…...............…...$
5.00
Alkalinity
(as mg CaCO3/L).......................................………............…...............$
15.00
Nutrients (P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B)..........................................................$ 6.00
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