Sample Analysis Selection Form

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Sample Analysis Selection

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Soil Sample – SUBMISSION

This form is provided for client to submit sample information prior to sending samples so the SHAC team can be prepared when the samples arrive. We will not begin processing samples without this form being submitted. Sample drop off is from 7:30AM to 4PM Monday through Friday.

Please Enter Full Middle Name
If outside the US the next smallest regional division (province, territory, etc.)
If you don’t know your FIPS code search it by county through the FIPS Lookup. This is the COUNTY code, NOT the city code or zip code. If you are in an area that does not have counties please contact us.
Are these samples pedons?
If so please include the pedon info in your excel sample list.
Are any of these samples APHIS regulated?
If you aren’t sure please check the APHIS USDA Website. (States with regulated counties include: OR, ID, CA, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, TN, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, NY)

Per the USDA APHIS PPQ it is the responsibility of the sender of samples to determine if they are in an APHIS regulated area. The following APHIS USDA Website can be used as a guide. If you are unsure please contact APHIS.

We are not permitted to accept samples from the following APHIS regulated areas due to fruit flies and pale cyst nematodes:

  • Texas: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata (new as of 04/01/24)
  • California: Contra costa, Santa Clara
  • Idaho: Bingham, Bonneville
  • New York: Orleans, Wayne, Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario

If your soil is APHIS regulated please see our APHIS shipping instructions and Compliance Agreement for samples from the 48 contiguous United States. The Compliance Agreement must be in your shipment and your package clearly marked as APHIS. For international soils (including Hawaii, Pueto Rico and Alaska) you must use international shipping instruction, use shipping labels and include the 525 permit in your shipment.

If Applicable
Are you a UM system employee, student or official affiliate (with a MoCode for payment)?
Official affiliation is determined by your employer and the university. You will have a UM system account AND MoCode to pay with.
Is this project part of a grant?
How will you be providing payment?
“Do you want your samples returned after analysis? (Return shipping charges apply.) Please note that we are not responsible for any damage to samples during return shipping.”
If this date is sooner than 4 months from sample arrival — it is a goal we will do our best to meet, but is not a deadline without expediting.
Do your samples need to be expedited? We do not expedite projects larger than 150 samples.
Expedited samples are subjected to a 25% fee and roughly 3-5 week turn around from sample arrival depending on sample count (30 samples = 3 weeks, 60 samples = 4 weeks, 100-150 samples = 5 weeks). Your sample analyses will be completed by the date provided and data report issued soon after. If your date is not feasible we will contact you shortly after your submission or your samples are received.

Maximum file size: 516MB

If you are told your file is spam please submit your form anyways. You will be prompted that you are missing fields. Reattach your spreadsheet and submit again. You should submit successfully on the second try and end with a “Thank you” page. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working with the web designers.
Which sample analyses are you interested in?
What tests package would you like to perform?

Basic Soil Health Package:

  • Potential Mineralizable Nitrogen
  • Active Carbon
  • Wet Aggregate Stability
  • pH (salt and water)

Expanded Soil Health Package:

  • Potential Mineralizable Nitrogen
  • Total Nitrogen
  • Active Carbon
  • Total organic Carbon
  • Wet Aggregate Stability
  • pH (salt and water)
  • Effective Cation Exchange Capacity and Bases (NH4Cl)
  • Bray 1 Phosphorus

Soil Characterization Package:

  • Cation Exchange Capacity and Bases (NH4OAc)
  • pH (salt and water)
  • Neutralizable Acidity
  • Total Organic Carbon
  • Exchangeable Aluminum
  • Option of Simplified Particle Size Determination OR Full Particle Size Determination

NRCS-CEMA 216 Basic Package:

  • pH (salt and water)
  • Total Organic Carbon
  • Active Carbon
  • Wet Aggregate Stability
  • Soil Respiration (4-day incubation KOH base trap)
  • Wet Aggregate Stability
  • ACE Protein
  • Particle Size Determination

NRCS-CEMA 216 Advanced Package:

  • pH (salt and water)
  • Total Organic Carbon
  • Active Carbon
  • Wet Aggregate Stability
  • Soil Respiration (4-day incubation KOH base trap)
  • Wet Aggregate Stability
  • ACE Protein
  • Beta-Glucosidase Enzymes
  • Acid and/or Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Arylsulfatase
  • Particle Size Determination
Individual sample tests
Do you want full or simplified particle size determination?
Payment
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