THE WVU SOIL TESTING LABORATORY

Mailing instructions

THE WVU SOIL TESTING LABORATORY

Dried Sample

•  Your  sample  has  been  drying  for  at  least  2  days  and  you  are  ready  to  ship  the  samples  to  the  lab    

•  Insert  pic    

Good  Sample    vs    Bad  Sample  

Also  expensive  to  ship  because  it’s  heavy!  

Packing •  Measure  approximately  1-­‐2  cups  of  dry  soil  and  place  it  in  a  zip  top  bag,  label  the  bag  using  a  permeant  marker  with  the  sample  ID  given  on  the  informaEon  sheet    

•  InformaEon  sheets  may  be  stapled  or  taped  to  the  sample  bags    

Shipping options

•  Small  cardboard  box  or  padded  envelope    

•  To  save  on  shipping  pack  as  many  samples  into  one  box  as  possible    

•  Include  the  samples  and  informaEon  sheets    

Label and Ship

•  Clearly  Label  the  Box  or  Envelope  with:      

           WVU  Soil  TesEng  Lab    Agricultural  Sciences  Bldg    PO  Box  6108    Morgantown,  WV  26506  

THANK YOU!

Dr. Eugenia Pena-Yewtukhiw, Associate Professor Plant and Soil Sciences, WVU Mr. Robert Rockis, Senior Technician Ms. Sierrah Gaddy, 2016 Undergraduate Intern The WVU Soil Testing Laboratory (June 2016)

THE WVU SOIL TESTING LABORATORY