Soil Test Submission Form
Sample ID
(for lab to fill out)
Name
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Requested
(check box)
Total cost:
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] pH ($5)
] Soil class (jar test) ($10)
] Soluble salts ($5)
] Organic content ($8)
] NPK kits ($10)
] Lead screening with XRF ($10)
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Mailing Address
* Email (to receive results)
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] Heavy metal & pH test ($45)
] Major Nutrients & pH ($30)
] Standard micro-nutrients & pH ($20)
] Basic soil quality test ($45)
] Advanced soil quality test & pH ($80)
Payment type:
Garden Address
(if different from mailing address)
Sample Description (optional)
Home Garden?
Community Garden?
Test Packages:
Basic soil quality test ($45): Soil samples are screened for (1) pH, (2) salt content, (3) soil class using jar
test, (4) NPK levels using field kits, and (5) lead, chromium and zinc using XRF analyzer. Results will be
available within one week.
Heavy Metal & pH test ($45): Soil samples are analyzed for (1) Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Zinc,
Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury and lead (2) pH. Results will be available after 2-4 weeks.
Advanced Soil Quality Test ($80): Soil samples are analyzed for (1) total organic content, (2) nitrate,
phosphate, ammonia contents, (3) potassium and micro-nutrients with modified Morgan extraction
method, (4) soil class using hydrometer method, (5) heavy metals using wet digestion-ICP-MS method,
and (6) pH. Results will be available after
2-4 weeks.
Brooklyn College
Environmental Sciences Analytical Center
• 2900 Bedford Avenue • Brooklyn • NY
www.usi.nyc/soil-testing.html
• 11210
Soil Testing Report
Sample ID
Please do not write in spaces below; to be filled in by the lab
Date received:
Date of Report:
BASIC SOIL QUALITY
Soil pH
Soluble salts (ppm)
Soil class (jar test)
Organic content (%)
N-P-K range
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Lead Test (XRF)
(ppm)
Potassium
Soil Test Report
ADVANCED SOIL QUALITY
Heavy Metals (ppm)
Micro Nutrients & K (ppm)
*expressed by kg of dry soil
expressed by kg of dry soil
(Cr) Chromium
B (Boron)
(Co) Cobalt
Mg (Magnesium)
(Ni) Nickel
Al (Aluminum)
(Cu) Copper
K (potassium)
(Zn) Zinc
Ca (Calcium)
(As) Arsenic
Fe (Iron)
(Cd) Cadmium
Mn (Manganese)
(Hg) Mercury
(Pb) Lead
Particle Analysis (hydrometer method)
Gravel (%)
Major Nutrients (ppm)
*expressed by kg of dry soil
Sand (%)
Nitrate mgN/kg*
Silt (%)
Ammonia mgN/kg*
Clay (%)
Phosphate mgP/kg*
Texture Class:
Organic Content (%)
NOTES:
Comments:
Please check for general interpretations of data at our website www.usi.nyc/soil-testing.html
Send a message to soil@brooklyn.cuny.edu if you have further questions.
Environmental Sciences Analytical Center
Brooklyn College • 2900 Bedford Avenue • Brooklyn • NY
• 11210