Soil Test Submission Form

Sample
ID
Name

Test
Requested
(check box)

Phone

[
]
[
]
[
]
($45)
[
]
($75)
[
]

Lead test with XRF ($10)

Heavy metal test ($35)
Basic soil quality test
Advanced soil quality test
Plant tissue test ($30)

* Email (to receive results)

[
] 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

Sample Description

(if different from mailing address)

(optional)

Home Garden?

Community Garden?

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:

Lead Test (XRF) (ppm)

BASIC SOIL QUALITY
Soluble salts
(ppm)
Organic content
(%)

Soil pH
Soil class (jar
test)

N-P-K range
Nitrogen
Phosphoru
s
Potassium

Cr (chromium)

XRF TEST (ppm)

Zn (zinc)

GReport

ADVANCED SOIL QUALITY

Heavy Metals (ppm)

Micro Nutrients & K (ppm)

(Cr)
Chromium

B (Boron)
Mg
(Magnesium)
Al (Aluminum)

(Co) Cobalt
(Ni) Nickel
(Cu) Copper
(Zn) Zinc
(As) Arsenic
(Cd)
Cadmium
(Hg)
Mercury

K (potassium)

Ca (Calcium)
Fe (Iron)
Mn
(Manganese)

Major Nutrients (ppm)

Nitrate
Ammonia
Phosphate

Particle
Analysis
(hydrometer
method)

(Pb) Lead
Gravel (%)
Sand (%)
Silt (%)
Clay (%)

Please check for general interpretations of data at our website

http://testmysoil.brooklyn.edu. 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