Soil Testing And Analysis Laboratory Services

In industries like oil & gas, agriculture, construction, industrial, government, or environmental remediation, you face mounting pressure to meet strict environmental regulations - without project delays.  Whether you need accurate soil testing data to assess contamination risks at brownfield sites, determine soil suitability for construction, or optimize crop yields through nutrient analysis, Element experts understand your challenges and employ the latest technologies to deliver accurate, reliable soil analysis data quickly. Our long history and extremely high standards have established us among the most trusted soil testing companies worldwide. We partner with clients to provide precise data for environmental compliance, agricultural optimization, and construction planning.  

Our extensive laboratory network analyzes soils, sediments, and wastes to investigate nutrient levels and detect contamination in green or brownfield sites, including waste from production, mining, quarrying, and drilling operations. 

We carry out a variety of soil tests, including: 

Soil permeability and compressibility tests 

• Falling-head test method  

• One-Dimensional Consolidation test 

Soil index testing  

• Moisture content by oven-drying method 

• Liquid limit by Cassagrande apparatus method 

• Liquid limit by cone penetrometer method 

• Plastic limit and plasticity index 

• Shrinkage characteristics by linear shrinkage 

• Density by linear measurement method 

• Particle Density by Gas Jar Method and small pyknometer method 

• Particle size distribution by sieving (wet and dry) and hydrometer method  

Soil strength test methods  

• Unconfined compressive strength 

• Shear strength by laboratory vane method or direct shear 

• Undrained shear strength in triaxial compression (without pore pressure measurement), with or without multistage loading 

• Consolidated-undrained triaxial compression with pore pressure measurement 

• Consolidated-drained triaxial compression with measurement of volume change 

• Unconsolidated-undrained triaxial compression test with pore pressure measurement  

Soil toxicity testing to MPA requirements 

Analysis of eight heavy metals: 

• Arsenic (As)  

• Copper (Cu) 

• Cadmium (Cd) 

• Chromium (Cr) 

• Lead (Pb) 

• Mercury (Hg) 

• Zinc (Zn) 

• Nickel (Ni) 

Soil salinity and acidity 

Physical properties of soil 

Bioaccessibility testing (UK) 

Element’s UK laboratory is  able to perform the Bioaccessibility Research Group of Europe (BARGE) and Fed Organic Estimation human Simulation Test (FOREhST) methods of bioavailability soil testing.