Please be sure that the samples do not freeze, and do NOT add any preservative . Samples should be stored on ice, and no preservative should be added. Sulfate can be held unpreserved up to 28 days. For subcontracted biological, chemical, and gas monitoring assays, please call for sample requirements and to have sample containers shipped to your site. Soil testing requires several grams of representative sample, usually provided in 2 oz glass sample jars.
Water testing requires up to one liter, in glass or plastic containers sealed with tight screw caps.
CytoCulture will hold the samples for up to two weeks after reporting data in the event the client wished to conduct additional tests. Please notify CytoCulture in advance, or fax a completed Chain of Custody form, prior to delivery of samples. Samples must be shipped directly to CytoCulture with a USDA label indicating the restricted entry of the soil samples for testing purposes. CytoCulture can fax or mail these labels to lab clients wishing to ship foreign samples. A standard operating procedure, approved by the USDA, is used to autoclave all quarantined samples after testing and prior to disposal.