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AQA 21-01 Metals, nutrients and exchangeable bases in soil
February 2021
Sample |
Analytes |
Approximate Conc. Range (mg/kg)** |
Price* |
---|---|---|---|
S1 |
As |
1-50 |
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|
Be |
1-50 |
||
Cd |
0.5-25 |
||
Cr |
5-500 |
||
Cu |
2-100 |
||
Hg |
0.2-5 |
||
Mn |
50-1000 |
||
Mo |
25-500 |
||
Ni |
5-500 |
||
Pb |
2-200 |
||
Sb |
25-750 |
||
Se |
2-50 |
||
Sn |
10-200 |
||
V |
20-500 |
||
Zn |
10-300 |
||
S2 |
Ag |
5-150 |
|
As |
1-50 |
||
Al |
500-15000 |
||
B |
5-150 |
||
Ba |
5-150 |
||
Bi |
0.5-10 |
||
Co |
5-150 |
||
Cs |
1-20 |
||
La |
5-150 |
||
Li |
5-150 |
||
Mn |
50-1000 |
||
Rb |
5-50 |
||
Se |
2-50 |
||
Sn |
10-250 |
||
Tl |
0.5-10 |
||
U |
5-150 |
||
Zn |
50-1000 |
||
Moisture Content (%) |
5-30% |
||
S3 |
Ba, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr |
NA |
|
P (total) |
NA |
||
Exchangeable bases (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+) - |
>0.05 |
||
Calcium chloride-extractable B2 |
NA |
||
Colwell K, Colwell P |
NA |
||
P buffer index (with Colwell P)-PBI+ColP3 |
NA |
||
Total Carbon, Total Organic Carbon |
NA |
||
Total Nitrogen |
NA |
||
pH of 1:5 soil/0.01M CaCl2, EC |
NA |
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** As these samples are real samples, the values given are indicative, based on the range of materials used in previous rounds. These ranges will be readjusted in the dispatch letter.
1 Method 15A1. Results to be reported in units of (cmol(+)/kg)
2 Method 12C
3 Method 9I2 as defined by Rayment, G.E. and David, J. L in “Soil Chemical Methods-Australia”
NA - not available
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Last updated: 29 January 2021
Content ID: 68647