Earth & Environment
Analysis Laboratory
School of Earth and Environment (M087)
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009
Email: Michael.smirk@uwa.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 6488 7133
SOIL ANALYSIS
Price ($AUD ex. GST)
per sample
ANALYSIS
Sample Preparation
o
Drying (air dry 40⁰C and oven 60⁰C available)
$POA
o
Peroxide Oxidation (organic matter removal)
$15
o
Grinding/Crushing
$POA
o
Sieving
$POA
o
Filtering
$5.00
General Analytes
o
Moisture Content (105⁰C)
$5.00
o
Water Repellency
$POA
o
Soil Carbonate presence (Fizz)
$POA
o
Carbonate removal by weight loss
$30.00
o
Water Holding Capacity
$POA
o
o
o
EC
pH (H2O)
pH (CaCl2)
$15.001
Physical Analytes
o
Specific surface Area
$50.00
o
Pore Size Distribution
$POA
o
Mineralogy OR Clay Mineralogy (X-Ray Diffraction)
$POA
Particle Size Analysis
o
Laser Diffraction
$20.00
o
Sieve Analysis
$50.00
o
Terminal Velocity Distribution (pipette method)
o
Loss on Ignition at
550oC
and
1000oC
$55.00
$18.00
Available Nutrients
o
Extractable NH4 and NOx-
$22.001
o
o
Bicarbonate (HCO3-) Extractable Phosphorus
Bicarbonate Extractable Potassium
$20.001
Carbon and Nitrogen
o
Total N
Technician
Trained User
$25.00
$14.00
Earth & Environment Analysis Laboratory – Soil & Sediment Analysis Price List
Published:
June 15
Version 1.0
Author: Kirsty Brooks
Review:
February 16
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o
Total C + N
o
Training to use Elementar Vario Macro
$34.00
$17.00
$100 pp
routinely run together, single price inclusive of all analytes
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
Element Suite
per sample
inc. extraction
Exchangeable Cations
Ca, Mg, Na, K
$12.00
$24.00
Cation Exchange Capacity + Exchangeable Cations
CEC + Al, K, Na, Ca, Mg
$15.00
$30.00
Mehlich Extraction
Al, B, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na,
P, S, Zn
$20.00
$36.00
DTPA Extraction
Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn
$14.00
$30.00
DTPA + other elements
from Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni,
Pb, Zn
$10.00/sample
+$1/element
$26.00/sample
+$1/element
See TABLE 2.1 for individual parameter methods and accuracies
All samples are subject to preparation parameters, depending on required method. Ask technician for these details at time of quote.
All prices stated are per sample and exclude GST and all orders are subject to minimum charge of $100
TABLE 2.1 : A list of the Earth and Environmental Analysis Laboratories individual parameters,
including the Rayment & Lyons (2011) method code and summary, and detection limits
Parameter
Moisture Content
Electrical Conductivity
Method Summary
Air-dry moisture content
EC of 1:5 soil/water extract
pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension
Code
2A1
3A1
4B1
9B1
7B1
Cation Exchange capacity +
Exchangeable Cations
pH of 1:5 soil/0.01M calcium chloride
Colwell-P
Water soluble nitrate-N
Malvern Mastersizer 2000 with 2000g wet
dispersion accessory
Mechanical Shaker
Settling Tube
Wet weight, Dry weight, weight after furnace at
550oC and 1000oC
Dumas high temperature combustion
Dumas high temperature combustion
Uses BET technique
Uses BET technique
X-ray diffraction
X-ray diffraction
1M Ammonium Acetate pH 7. ICP-OES
measured
0.01M silver-thiourea (AgTU+). ICP-OES
measured
Mehlich Extraction
ICP-OES measured
18F1
DTPA Extraction
ICP-OES measured
12A1
pH (H2O)
pH (CaCl2)
Bicarbonate Extractable P & K
Extractable NH4 & NOxLaser Diffraction
Sieve Analysis
Terminal Velocity Distribution
Loss on ignition at 550⁰C and
1000⁰C
Total Carbon (solid material)
Total Nitrogen (solid material)
Specific surface area
Pore size distribution
Mineralogy
Clay Mineralogy
Exchangeable Cations
Detection Limits
4A1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
6B2
7A5
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
15D3
15F1
15F2
15F3
Earth & Environment Analysis Laboratory – Soil & Sediment Analysis Price List
Published:
June 15
Version 1.0
Author: Kirsty Brooks
Review:
February 16
Page 2 of 2
Reviewed by:
UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED