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Turn-around times and reporting
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Standard Turn-around Times
EAL will be closed from Friday 20 December, 2024. Our regular sample receipting will resume on Thursday 2 January, 2025. To enable reporting before the end of the year, please observe the December 2024 reporting cut-off dates.
Most samples received after the above dates will be analysed ASAP. However, completed results may not be reported until the New Year. Samples in postal transit between 20 December and 1 January are usually held by the postal service for delivery on 2 January, 2025.
Turn-around times for individual projects will vary depending on the size and complexity of the task. However, most jobs will be completed within a standard turn-around time of 5-10 working days. For some tests this can be reduced through the application of an urgency surcharge.
Reporting
Sample receipt notices, results and invoices are supplied by email. They may be posted or faxed on request.
Reports are supplied in excel and pdf format. Analytical results are reported relative to standard guidelines, where available.
The following tables outline the expected turn-around times for most analysis:
| Sample type: | Days | Results reported |
|---|---|---|
| Plants (2 batches/week) | Monday-Tuesday | Thursday |
| Wednesday-Friday | Tuesday | |
| Soil (agricultural) | Weekly batch cut-off Friday afternoon | Friday of the following week |
| Sample type: | Days | Results reported - working days from arrival |
| Acid sulfate soil and rock | 3-5 | |
| Compost (basic) | 5-10 | |
| Potting mix by Australian Standards | 5-10 | |
| Compost, mulch and landscape soils by Australian Standards | 10-15 | |
| Fertilisers, solid and liquid | 5-10 | |
| Physical soil parameters | 7-10 | |
| Soil | 5-10 | |
| Water, wastewater and effluent | 2-10 |