Landscape Package (LP8)

Application: Composts And Soil Conditioners

Landscape package 8 (LP 8) is suitable as a basis for assessing the quality of composts and soil conditioners intended for agriculture, horticulture or general landscaping.

Ever increasing amounts of domestic and green waste are being composted and this analytical and advisory package is used by producers to assist in quality control and marketing, or by end users.

The assessment is based on recognised standards and limits such as the DETR document: Product Guide for Compost Specifiers.

The package is split into 3 sets of tests depending on requirements. The basic analysis covers nutrient content and general physical properties.

Additional optional analysis for potentially toxic elements and microbial contaminants is also available.
 

Landscape Package 8 Analyses
Basic Package Potentially Toxic Elements Option Microbial Contaminants Option
Visual Description Total Arsenic E.coli
pH Value Total Cadmium Salmonella
 
Electrical Conductivity (Salinity) Total Chromium  
Water Soluble Nutrients Total Copper  
(NO3-N, NH4-N, PO4-P, K, Mg) Total Lead
 
 
Total Nutrient Content (N, P, K, Mg) Total Mercury
 
 
Organic Carbon Total Nickel  
Organic Matter Content (Loss On Ignition) Total Selenium  
Moisture/Dry Matter Content Total Zinc  
Particle Size Distribution [Potentially Toxic Element Loading Rate]  
Physical Contaminant Content    
Bulk Density    
[Carbon: Nitrogen Ratio]    
[Nutrient Loading Rate]    

 

Note: Parameters in brackets [ ] are calculated from other determinations.

Other potentially toxic elements such as Boron, Molybdenum, Fluorine and Manganese are available on request
 

 

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