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Internal Pricing

See prices for internal analyses below. 

Please note that some analyses require a minimum number of samples. 

For a quote or questions regarding analysis please email Chelsea at whitacre.136@osu.edu 

Analysis

price/sample
Soil/Solid Samples  
Sample Processing to <2mm         $3
Salinity and pH  
pH  water or 1:1 DI:soil         $3
EC water or 1:1 DI:soil $3
Total Elemental Analysis  
Multi-elment XRF Screen < 5 elements $15
Multi-elment XRF Screen 5 to 10 elements       $20 
Multi-elment XRF Screen > 10 elements $25
Multi-elment XRF complient with US EPA mehtod 6200 < 5 elements $20
Multi-elment XRF complient with US EPA mehtod 6200 < 5 to 10 elements $25
Multi-elment XRF complient with US EPA method 6200 > 10 elements $30
US EPA method 3051a microwave soil digestion with < 5 elements ICP-OES analysis $25
US EPA method 3051a microwave soil digestion with 5 to 10 elements ICP-OES analysis $30
US EPA method 3051a microwave soil digestion with >10 elements ICP-OES analysis $35
Plant/ biological tissue digestion with < 5 element ICP-OES $25
Plant/ biological tissue digestion with 5 to 10 element ICP-OES $30
Plant/ biological tissue digestion with > 10 element ICP-OES $35
Nutrient Analysis Soil  
Bray P soil test with single element ICP-OES analysis $10
Ammonium acetate extratable K, Ca, Mg, Na with ICP-OES analysis $10
Mehlich 3 extractable P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn with ICP-OES $10
Olsen P soil test with single element ICP-OES analysis $10
DTPA extractable Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn with ICP-OES analysis $10
Plant Available N, 2M KCl extract with NH4 and NO3 microplate analysis $16
Potentially mineralizable N (7 day anaerobic incubation) wth NH4 and NO3 microplate analysis $20
Organic Carbon by Dichromate digestion $25
Active C $10
Total Carbon and Nitrogen dry combustion $14
Total Carbon Loss on Ignition $10
Soil respiration, solvita $16
Soil Protien $15
Heavy metal bioaccessibility and Leachability  
In vitro bioacessible Pb and As method 1340 (pH 1.5 or 2.5) with ICP-OES analysis $75
California Arsenic Bioaccessibility (CAB) method  with ICP-OES analysis $75
OSU IVG gastric As and Pb with ICP-OES analysis $75
mammal, avain gastrointestinal Pb $75
EPA 1311 TCLP with < 5 element ICP-OES analysis $10
EPA 1311 TCLP with 5 to 10 element ICP-OES analysis $15
EPA 1311 TCLP with > 10 element ICP-OES analysis $20
EPA 1312 SPLP with < 5 element ICP-OES analysis $10
EPA 1312 SPLP with 5 to 10 element ICP-OES analysis $15
EPA 1312 SPLP with > 10 element ICP-OES analysis $20
Other Methods  
Acid ammonium oxalate with <5 element ICP-OES analysis $14
Soil texture (sand, silt, and clay determination) $35
5 point P sorption isotherms with ICP-OES $250
Bulk Density $12
Modified Morgan $10
SOM by LOI $18
Sodium adsorption ratio  with ICP-OES analysis $16
Wet Aggregate stability $12
Soil stability index $45
Packages  
Soil Health Institute North American Survey Package A $125
Metals screening + nutrients + OM + pH $30
Water and Solutions  
Persulfate digestion for total P & N (does not include instrumental analysis) $6
Anions by IC (F, Cl, NO2, NO3, PO4, SO4) $14
< 5 element ICP-OES analysis $8
5 to 10 element ICP-OES analysis $10
> 10 element ICP-OES analysis $12
PO4 by SEAL $8
Nox (NO2+NO3) by SEAL $8
NH4 by SEAL $8
NO2 by SEAL $8
Dissolved Organic C $15
Isotope $12