Soil Test Submission Form

Sample ID
Name / Phone / * Email (to receive results)
Test
Requested
(check box) / [ ] Lead test with XRF ($10)
[ ] Heavy metal test ($35)
[ ] Basic soil quality test ($45)
[ ] Advanced soil quality test ($75)
[ ] Plant tissue test ($30) / [ ] pH ($5)
[ ] Soil class (jar test) ($10)
[ ] Soluble salts ($5)
[ ] Organic content ($8)
[ ] NPK kits ($10)
[ ] Nitrate, ammonia and phosphate ($25)
[ ] Standard micro-nutrients ($15)
Total cost: $
Mailing Address / Garden Address
(if different from mailing address) / Sample Description (optional)

Lead test with XRF ($10):

Results are available within 2 days.

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.

Advanced soil quality test ($75):

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, and (5) heavy metals using wet digestion-ICP-MS method. Results will be available after 2-4 weeks.

Environmental Sciences Analytical Center

Brooklyn College • 2900 Bedford Avenue • Brooklyn • NY • 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:
GReport / Lead Test (XRF) (ppm)
BASIC SOIL QUALITY
Soil pH / Soluble salts (ppm) / N-P-K range
Soil class (jar test) / Organic content (%) / Nitrogen
XRF TEST (ppm) / Cr (chromium) / Phosphorus
Zn (zinc) / Potassium
ADVANCED SOIL QUALITY
Heavy Metals (ppm) / Micro Nutrients & K (ppm)
(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
Major Nutrients (ppm) / Particle Analysis (hydrometer method) / Gravel (%)
Nitrate / Sand (%)
Ammonia / Silt (%)
Phosphate / Clay (%)

Please check for general interpretations of data at our website http://testmysoil.brooklyn.edu. Send a message to if you have further questions.

Environmental Sciences Analytical Center

Brooklyn College • 2900 Bedford Avenue • Brooklyn • NY • 11210