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Laboratory Testing Fees Effective April 2010

This list serves as a general price guide for the majority of tests that are requested. We are able to perform many more tests with special details and protocols upon request. If you do not see what you are looking for here, please feel free to contact us at
956-383-0739 to discuss your needs.

Pricing is affected by current market conditions and quantity of testing ordered. Texas Plant and Soil Lab reserves the right to adjust pricing as necessary. Texas Plant and Soil Lab is not responsible for out of date price listings in print or online.

Metals Protocols
Soil Testing
Plant Testing
Water Testing
Compost Testing

- METALS PROTOCOLS –

FICAP – Full screen Inductively Couple Argon Plasma Spectrophotometer (ICAP) $436.00
NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System $141.00
RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act $226.00
QICAP – Quantitative ICAP screen $246.00
TAL – Total Analyte List metals $381.00
PP – Priority Pollutant metals $331.00
MINI – Most common Heavy Metals concerns - Arsenic – Cadmium – Lead $91.00
Individual Element Analysis – First Test per lab sample $52.00
Individual Element Analysis – Each additional test per lab sample $21.00

- SOIL TESTING –

Comprehensive CO2 Extraction Method Soil Test (includes Micronutrients – Fe – Cu – Zn – Mn)     $55.00
Comprehensive CO2 Extraction Method Soil Test  + Total Organic Matter (LOI) $73.00
Standard CO2 Extraction Method Soil Test (no Micronutrients) $33.00
Standard CO2 Extraction Method Soil Test + Total Organic Matter (LOI)    $51.00
Basic Soil Nutrients Test and Fertilizer Guide $18.00
Mehlich III – Basic $48.00
Mehlich III - Full Screen (+ Water Soluble) $60.00
CEC – Cation Exchange Capacity $20.00
Subsoil $24.00
Humic   $46.00
Chlorides $20.00
Texture (Bouyoucos) $14.00
Total Organic Matter (LOI – Loss On Ignition) $22.00
Sulfate  $22.00

- PLANT TESTING -

INDIVIDUAL LAB ANALYSIS 1 - 6
SAMPLES
7 - 12
SAMPLES
13 +
SAMPLES
Primary Analysis
(all of above)
$68.00 $65.00 $62.00
Nitrate AND Phosphate
(or %N & P)
$34.00 $31.00 $28.00
Nitrate OR Phosphate Only $28.00 $25.00 $22.00
Minerals and Micronutrients $38.00 $36.00 $33.00
Complete
(all of above / WE TAKE)
$88.00 $86.00 $84.00

Sulfate or Chloride
(with complete analysis)

$9.00 $7.00 $5.00
Protein $21.00 $18.00 $15.00
Pungency
(Onion – Pyruvic Acid)
$50.00 $45.00 $39.00
Sugar (Brix) $13.00 $12.00 $11.00

- WATER TESTING -

Standard $55.00
Primary $70.00
Comprehensive $93.00

- COMPOST TESTING -

Standard $97.00
Complete Total Nutrients $72.00
Available Nutrients $33.00
Plant Response $36.00
Metals Analysis $190.00
Fecal Coliform $79.00

On our site you can review our services for soil, plant, and water testing, analysis and recommendations. We are also able to accommodate special requirements testing not seen here.

Please contact us today at 956-383-0739 and speak with us
about your needs.

We believe our method
is the best. Here's why.
Forms and information for ordering lab testing.
Yes, we do perform the
standard Mehlich III test,
as well as others.
Step by step instructions with illustrations.
Step by step instructions for taking leaf and petiole (stem) samples.
If you can't get to the lab, bring the lab to you.
Elements we can test for with our ICP machine.
Information on testing
Golf Course Grass and Turf.
Compost Testing and Organic Mix Testing