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Complete Compost Test Package: Before marketing the product to the public it should be tested to insure it is safe regarding health, has the properties suitable for the intended use and information to aid in determining application rates.

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Test Packages

NAME CODE PRICE

COMPOST PACKAGE

FINISH-compost

$349.00

Includes USCC STA Test Package

INCLUDES THESE TEST PACKAGES, DESCRIBED BELOW USES
Size Distribution and Inerts
Nutrients and Other Agriculture Related Constituents
Stability
Maturity
Salmonella
Metals
Fecal Coliform
Interpretation Sheets

Determines quality of a finished product based on physical, chemical, biological properties and health-safety issues. Aids in marketing, application rates and product development.



NAME CODE PRICE

SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND INERTS

PART-compost

$48.00

TESTS USES
Size Distribution
Inerts

Determines the make-up of each fraction (heavy or light), if screening would improve nutrients, if screened material should be re-composted, presence of contaminants.



NAME CODE PRICE

NUTRIENTS AND OTHER AGRICULTURE RELATED CONSTITUENTS

NUTRIENTS-compost

$135.00

TESTS USES
Nitrogen Series
Sodium
Chloride
Carbonates
Primary Nutrients
Secondary Nutrients
Conductivity
Nutrient Trace Elements
pH
Moisture
Ash
Bulk Density
Organic Matter
Organic Carbon
C/N Ratio
AgIndex

Aids in determining application rates, uses for the end product and agricultural quality.



NAME CODE PRICE

Microbial Microscopic Analysis

BIOLOGICAL-compost

$275.00

Assay done by Microbial Matrix Systems Inc.Tangent,OR (541)-967-0554
TESTS USES
Assay

Determines the microbial distribution that can relate to degree of curing, potential of diease suppression and release of available nutrients.



NAME CODE PRICE

STABILITY

STABILITY-compost

$150.00

TESTS USES
Respiration Rate and Biological Available Carbon

Determines if the compost pile is optimized for microbial activity and the degree the carbon has been stabilized.



NAME CODE PRICE

MATURITY

MATURITY-compost

$75.00

TESTS USES
Cucumber Plant Bioassay

Determines if phytotoxins are present in the compost.



NAME CODE PRICE

HERBICIDE INDICATORS

CLOPY-compost

$75.00

TESTS USES
Plant Growth Study Using Red Clover

Determines if a compost is contaminated with a herbicide at concentrations likely to cause problems under normal use.



NAME CODE PRICE

METALS

MET-compost

$150.00

TESTS USES
Metals (503)
Total Solids

Satisfies Regulation for toxic metals, calculates loading rate for agricultural soil.



NAME CODE PRICE

METALS AND BACTERIA

SAFETY-compost

$175.00

TESTS USES
Metals (503)
Bacteria
Total Solids

Satisfies regulation for toxic metals and pathogen reduction indicator species. Calculates the loading rate for agricultural soil.



NAME CODE PRICE

FECAL COLIFORM

FECAL-compost

$50.00

TESTS USES
Fecal Coliform

Satisfies regulation, indicator of the presence of toxic microbes.



NAME CODE PRICE

SALMONELLA

SAL-compost

$50.00

TESTS USES
Salmonella

Satisfies regulation. Determines if Salmonella survived the composting process.



NAME CODE PRICE

VIABLE WEED SEED TEST

WEED-compost

$135.00

TESTS USES
Viable Weed Seed

Determines if compost is likely to be a source of weeds when applied.