Here is a link to the web address to the locations where you can get your pond bottom/soil tested in most states. They are state ag agencies and include web site with instructions.
http://www.local.com/ type in soil test and location
OR here
Check here for other states . http://www.organicgardening.com/soiltest/1,7775,s1-2-7-1,00.html
TX http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/ NYNew York
Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratories
804 Bradfield Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-4540
www.css.cornell.edu/soiltest Miss. -- Extension Soil Testing Laboratory, Box 9610, Mississippi State, MS 39762
La --- Chemical analysis of pond soils can be
conducted at the LSU Agricultural Center Soil
Testing Laboratory for a small fee. Soil samples
should be delivered to the Louisiana Cooperative
Extension Service office in your parish for processing.
http://www.stpal.lsu.edu/FAQ/fee.aspSoil Test and Plant Analysis Lab
School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Science
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Phone: 225-578-1261
Fax: 225-578-1403
E-Mail: stpal@agcenter.lsu.edu
Website:
www.stpal.lsu.eduAla . ----- Soil Testing Laboratory
ALFA Agricultural Services & Research Building
961 S. Donahue Drive
Auburn University, AL 36849-5411
Telephone: (334) 844-3958
Georgia ------- Soil Testing Laboratory
ALFA Agricultural Services & Research Building
961 S. Donahue Drive
Auburn University, AL 36849-5411
Telephone: (334) 844-3958 .
Ark. ----- Soil Testing and Research Laboratory
Ark. Hwy. 1 South
P.O. Drawer 767
Marianna, AR 72369
870-295-2851
Fax:870-295-2432
Dr. Morteza Mozaffari, Director
mmozaff@uark.edu
Tenn. ----- Mailing address:
UT Soil Testing Lab
5201 Marchant Drive
Nashville, TN 37211-5112
Shipping (UPS, FedEx):
UT Soil Testing Lab
5201 Marchant Drive
Nashville, TN 37222
Phone: (615) 832-5850
Fax: (615) 832-4936
Email:
djoines2@utk.edu
Mo. ---- Soil Testing Lab
23 Mumford Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
(314) 882-0623
Contact your local extension agent or the lab listed above for soil collection materials. You can mail samples directly to the lab or to your local extension agent, but all results and recommendations will be sent to the agent, who makes recommendations and forwards the bundle to you.
Soil Test Laboratories in
Indiana A&L Great Lakes Labs
3505 Conestoga Dr.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808-4413
(219) 483-4759
http://www.algreatlakes.com Results and recommendations will be mailed to you. This lab accepts samples from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.
OKLA.Oklahoma State University
Soil, Water & Forage Lab
048 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-6630
http://clay.agr.okstate.edu/extension/swfal/intro.htm This lab will refer you to your local extension office for soil testing information and a collection bag. The extension office will submit your sample to the lab. (Note: there is a soil collection kit available at some garden centers which can be sent to the lab with $12 for a basic test.)
S. Car. ------ Agricultural Service Lab at Clemson University
Agricultural Service Lab at Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0313
(864) 656-2068
You must contact your local extension office where you will receive a collection kit and instructions. You pay the fee at the extension office and then the soil sample is sent to the lab. The office listed here will direct you to your local extension office if you have trouble finding them.
Neb. ---- Soil & Plant Analytical Lab
University of Nebraska
139 Keim Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-1571
(402) 472-1571
This office will refer you to your local ex
Penn. ----
Agricultural Analytical Services
Penn State University
Tower Rd.
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-0841
http://www.aasl.psu.edu You can purchase a soil sample collection kit at your local Penn State Cooperative Extension County Office—you'll find the list of county offices on the lab's Website or you can call the lab for your county's office. You then mail your sample directly to the lab. The results will be sent to you with a copy to your local extension agent.
Fla. Univ of Fla. Ext.
http://prohort.ifas.ufl.edu/diagnostics.htm Michigan Soil & Plant Nutrient Lab
Michigan State University
Plant & Soil Sciences Building, Rm. A-81
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
(517) 355-0218
Although you can send your soil sample directly to the lab, your best bet is to contact your local extension office to obtain a soil collection kit and fee schedule. (The lab will direct you to your local extension office if necessary.) Your soil test results will be sent to your extension office.
Delewarehttp://ag.udel.edu/other_websites/DSTP/general_information.htmUniversity of Delaware Soil Testing Program
152 Townsend Hall
531 S. College Avenue
Newark, DE 19717-1303
(302) 831-1392
Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30pm M-F
Virginia Va – soil test lab - Va Tech
http://www.soiltest.vt.edu/index.html