the wvu soil testing laboratory
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Mailing instructions
THE WVU SOIL TESTING LABORATORY
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Dried Sample
• Your sample has been drying for at least 2 days and you are ready to ship the samples to the lab
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Good Sample vs Bad Sample
Also expensive to ship because it’s heavy!
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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
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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
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Label and Ship
• Clearly Label the Box or Envelope with:
WVU Soil TesEng Lab Agricultural Sciences Bldg PO Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26506
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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