About this item

• Test Summary: This comprehensive test kit includes 9 heavy metals listed in the EPA 6010/6020 method for soil analysis of metals. The analysis is performed at a certified laboratory following the strict ISO 17025 standards, ensuring accurate and precise analysis results and an easy-to-understand report. This test is intended for 1 single soil sample.
• Contaminants Identified: 9 heavy metals in soil: lead, arsenic, copper, cadmium, chromium (total), mercury, nickel, selenium, and zinc.
• Fast report turnaround: 10 business days.
• Analytical Method: EPA 6010/6020 analytical results meet the low level EPA method detection (DL) and reporting limits (RL).
• What are the Heavy Metal contaminants: Heavy metals are metals that naturally settle in water and do not break down once in your soil.
• When to test soil for Heavy Metals: Heavy metals occur both naturally in the soil and rock, leach into the drinking and ground water sources, and then also from contamination from construction and demolition projects. Watch for local notifications of Heavy Metal contamination of both water and soil in your area as a trigger to test your own soil.
• Who should test for Heavy Metals: homeowners, renters, schools, daycare centers, farmers, commercial buildings, property managers, excavation sites, gardeners, and facility maintenance staff.
• Why choose this kit? This isn’t your average test strip or DIY kit. Every SimpleLab kit includes professional analysis by certified, independent laboratories—ensuring far greater accuracy and reliability than at-home readout kits. Once your sample is tested, you’ll receive an easy-to-understand, science-backed report that clearly explains what was found in your soil.
• What is included: This mail-to-lab test kit includes all sampling materials, prepaid return shipping, lab testing, digital report-back, and live customer support.
• Test kit expiration: Test kits have a shelf-life of 12 months after purchase.