Analytical Research Analysis Submission Forms
You can choose from the analyses shown below. We only accept State of Florida samples. Questions? Contact us at arl@ifas.ufl.edu.
Analytical Research Laboratory (ARL)
The ARL offers high-quality analytical services to all UF researchers state-wide. Researchers are requested to contact the lab a few months in advance for information on the available selection of tests and to discuss their analytical needs. In specific instances, the lab can offer some specialized tests.
How To Get Started
Two copies of your information sheet will be returned to you with your assigned appointment date listed. Keep one copy and return the other with your samples. Please ensure that samples arrive by the appointment date. Samples arriving after their appointment date will be returned to the researcher and will need to be rescheduled before they will be analyzed.
Plan Ahead
It is in your best interest to complete and submit your Sample Analysis Request Forms during the planning stages of your research or teaching project. This ensures prompt analysis and coordination of your appointment date(s). Contacting us after your samples have been collected, extracted, or digested may result in sample analysis delays. If you need to complete a sample set by an imposed deadline, please provide this information in the Requested Processing Date line above.
Typical Turnaround times at the ARL are given below when samples are received by the lab as solutions and in separate vials for each analysis.
-
Frequently Asked Questions
Coming Soon.
-
ARL Typical Turnaround Times
Typical Turnaround Times
Analysis Results can be expected in
(from the date of receipt)ICP Metals only 12 Days Nitrate, Ammonium, Ortho Phosphorus 14 Days Total Phosphorus and TKN 17 Days Please provide the ARL with your best estimate of the number of samples you would like to submit. It is best to over-estimate rather than under-estimate this number. Once a sample set is scheduled, it is easy to decrease the number of samples scheduled. Increasing the number requires cancelling the original appointment date and rescheduling the samples, leading to delays in analysis. Please DO NOT deliver more samples to the ARL than are indicated on your Sample Analysis Request Form.
-
Pricing Information
Pricing
The ARL uses direct invoicing to UF accounting chartfields for payment of services. Expect to budget $2.00 per requested analyte/element, $1.00/extraction/sample and $2.00/digestion/sample. Samples with unusual matrices or other problems may be subject to additional charges. Be sure to provide your sample matrix when filling out the sample submission form. Please contact the ARL with any questions concerning unusual matrices or special analyses.
Pricing for ARL Services
Soil Extractions: $1.00/Sample/Extraction Procedure
Extractant choices: Mehlich 1, Mehlich 3, Water, 1M KCl.Digestions: $2.00/Sample/Digestion Procedure
Soil TKN, Tissue TKN, Water TKN, Water Total PO4Regular Analyses: $2.00/Analyte/Sample
ICP metals: P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, Al, B, Mo, Na, Si, Ba, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb
Auto-analyzer: NH4, NO2+NO3, TKN, TP, Ortho-P.
Other: Water pH, soil pH, Adams-Evans buffer pH, EC, CI
Total Nitrogen: $10.00/Sample
CombustionTotal Carbon: $10.00/Sample
CombustionOrganic Matter: $10.00/Sample
Walkley-Black Loss on IgnitionDilutions, filtrations, sample prep: $1.00/Analysis Soil Sample Bags: $0.25/bag or $225/Case of 900
Choose from the following analyses on solutions
| *Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen – NOx-N – EPA Method 353.2 |
| *Ammonium-Nitrogen – NH4-N – EPA Method 350.1 (modified) |
| *Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen – TKN – EPA Method 351.2 |
| *Phosphorus (ppm) – ICP – EPA Method 200.7 |
| *Total Phosphorus (ppb) – EPA Method 365.1 |
| *Ortho-Phosphate (ppb) – EPA Method 365.1 |
| *Total Metals (except Arsenic) – ICP – EPA Method 200.7 |
| Chlorides – EPA Method 325.2 |
| *pH – EPA Method 150.1 |
| *EC – EPA Method 120.1 |
All of the above analyses may also be performed on soil extracts in addition to Walkley-Black and LOI organic matter methods.