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Chemical analysis service price list
 

If your required analysis is not listed below, please contact us as we have not listed all the tests available.

We can also offer a discount depending on the number of samples sent for analysis.

Water analysis (2008 prices including VAT)

Filtration to 0.45 µm£2.00
Suspended Solids (mg/l)£2.00
Turbidity (NTU)£2.00
pH£3.50
Conductivity (µS/cm)£2.50
Colour-Hazen value£2.00
Alkalinity (mg/l)£3.75
Anions (F, Cl, NO2, NO3, PO4 and SO4) (mg/l)£15.00
Ammonia/Ammonium (NH3/NH4) (mg/l)£10.00
Total Nitrogen (N) (mg/l)£8.00
Total Carbon, Total Organic Carbon and Inorganic Carbon (TC, TOC, TIC) (mg/l)£10.00
Cations (Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Si, Sr, Zn) (mg/l)£15.00
Other required water/aqueous sample analysisContact us

Plant analysis (2008 prices including VAT)

Sample preparation (Drying at 70 oC and grinding for homogenisation)£1.50
Plant, Needle or Leaf weight (Fresh or dry material) (g)£1.00
Leaf area (cm2)Contact us
Moisture content (%)£1.50
Total nitrogen and phosphorus (N, P) (%)£10.00
Major cations (Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, Zn) (% - mg/kg)£16.00
Combined Sample preparation, Total nitrogen and phosphorus and Major Cations tests (% - mg/kg)£23.00
Fertiliser prescription for foliage nutrient deficiency (based on the analysis results of one 'good' and one 'poor' sample taken from a block of woodland.)£21.00
Trace metals (B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Na, Ni, Pb) and major cations (Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, Zn) (% - mg/kg)£16.00
Total nitrogen and carbon (N,C) (%)£10.00
Total sulphur (S) (% - mg/kg)£12.00
Water extractable chloride (Cl) (% - mg/kg)£12.00
Other required plant analysisContact us

Soil Analysis (2008 prices including VAT)

Moisture content (fresh soils) 105 °C (%)£3.00
Bulk density (kg/m3)£3.50
Normal preparation: air drying, sieving (crushing if necessary) to 2 mm£3.50
pH (in H2O or 0.01 M CaCl2)£3.50
Soil conductivity (µs/cm)£2.50
Water soluble Anions (F, Cl, NO2, NO3, PO4 and SO4) (mg/kg)£17.00
Water soluble Ammonium (NH4) (mg/kg)£10.00
Exchangeable Cations (BaCl2 extraction; Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na) (cmol(+)/kg)£13.00
Exchangeable Acidity (BaCl2 extraction) (cmol(+)/kg)£5.00
Combined Exchangeable Cations and Acidity tests (cmol(+)/kg)£16.00
Aqua Regia extractable elements (Al, As, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sr, Zn, Zr) (mg/kg)£15.00
Acid Oxalate Extractable ions (Al, Fe) (% - mg/kg)£12.00
Soil ball milling for nitrogen and carbon analyses£3.00
Total Nitrogen and Total Carbon (TN, TC) (%)£5.00
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (%)£6.00
Total Nitrogen, Carbon, Organic Carbon and Inorganic Carbon (TN, TC, TOC, TIC) (%)£11.00
Particle Size Distribution (% of clay, silt, sand) (%)£30.00
Ammonium acetate extractable ions (Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Na, S) (mg/kg)£12.00
Phosphorus available (P Olsen method) (mg/kg)£10.00
LOI (Loss On Ignition) Organic matter/Organic carbon (%)£4.50
Other soil extractionsContact us
           

Laboratory Manager

François Bochereau
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey GU10 4LH

Tel: 01420 526206
Fax: 01420 520180
Email:
francois.bochereau
@forestry.gsi.gov.uk


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