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Plant Chemical Analyses
ASL provides a broad range of analytical services in the area of plant tissue analyses. Capabilities in pesticide residue analysis are centered on the techniques of gas-liquid chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Chemical composition analyses have been developed to determine macro- and micro- elemental constituents of plant material.

Pricing:  Call or e-mail ASL for specific pricing information.

Inorganic Tests

Organic Tests

Special Analysis by Request

Services

Water Quality
Soil Analyses
Plant Analyses
Environmental 

  Veterinary Tox.

Plant Chemical Analyses:

Inorganic

Code

Test Description

Method

Sample Size

PDRG

Drying & Grinding

 

PMCN

Moisture Content

 

10 g

PA

Percent Ash

 

10 g

PCN

Percent Carbon & Nitrogen

 

 3 g

PCNS

Percent Carbon, Nitrogen & Sulfur

 

 3 g

PNNN

Nitrogen-Nitrate + Nitrite

 

 5 g

PPH

pH

 

10 g

PMES

Macro Element Screen: Ca, K, Mg, Na, P, S

 

10 g

PMTES

Micro Trace Element Screen:  As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, V, Zn

 

10 g

PMM

Macro & Micro Trace Element Screen

 

10 g

Trace Element Screen — any single element

 

10 g

 

PHMS

Heavy Metal Screen by ICP-MS:  As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, V, Zn

 

10 g  

 

Heavy Metal Screen by ICP-MS — any single element

 

10 g

PAS

Arsenic

ICP, Hydride

 2 g

PB

Boron

 

10 g

PCL

Chloride

 

10 g

PHGE

Mercury

Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence  

  2 g  

PSEE

Selenium

ICP, MS

 

   All inorganic plant analysis results will be reported on a dry weight basis unless specified otherwise.  

 

Plant Chemical Analyses:

Organic

Code

Test Description

Method

Sample Size

PCC

Carbamate/Carbamoyloxime Pesticide Screen

  LC/MS

250 g

PCLA

Chlorinated Herbicide Screen

  GC/MSD/µ-ECD

250 g

PNPP

Nitrogen- & Phosphorus-Pesticide Screen

  GC/MSD/NPD

250 g

POCS

Organochlorine Pesticide Screen

  GC/MSD/µ-ECD

250 g

POPS

Organophosphorus Pesticide Screen

  GC/FPD & GC/MSD

250 g

MPRS

Multi-Pesticide Residue Screen (OP, OC & Carbamates)

Various 

500 g

PSPR

Single Pesticide Analysis

Various 

500 g

 

 Special Analysis by Request

Code

Test Description

   Method

 Sample Size

   A wide variety of trace  elements, toxic substances, and organic compounds can be tested.

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                                                 ANALYTICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY
                                                                 University of Idaho
                   
                                           Holm Research Center

                                                                  2222 W. Sixth St. 
                                                             Moscow, ID 83844-2203
                                                               Phone: 208-885-7900

                                                       Fax: 208-885-8937

                                                        asl@uidaho.edu