Welcome to the Research Analytical Lab at the University of Minnesota

The Research Analytical Laboratory serves:

• university researchers
• government agencies
• public service groups

For soil fertility analysis of lawn, garden, and farm field soil samples, as well as greenhouse and florist testing, please visit the Soil Testing Laboratory's Web page. The services of the Soil Testing Laboratory are available to the general public as well as to researchers.

We provide inorganic chemical analysis for:

We can do all of the work necessary to prepare your samples for analysis. If you are only interested in elemental analysis by ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma), you have the option of doing the sample preparation yourself.

Research Analytical Laboratory, Room 135 Crops Research Building
1902 Dudley Ave, St Paul,  MN  55108-6089
Email: ral@umn.edu, Phone: 612 625-3101, FAX: 612 624-3420 
Last updated: October 24, 2007

The Research Analytical Laboratory is part of
the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.