We frequently test soil samples to determine how corrosive they could be. Our corrosivity packages include:

1. Basic: Soil oxidation-reduction (redox) potential, Sulfide, Chloride
2. Ten-point Soil Corrosivity: Soil pH, EC, Sulfide, Redox potential, and Minimum Laboratory Resistivity
3. Complete Corrosivity: pH, EC, Sulfide, Chloride, Redox potential, Sulfate, Chloride, and Minimum Laboratory Resistivity.

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Aluminum Corrosion by Carlos Delgado. Environmental Corrosivity causes pitting corrosion.

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Iron Bridge After a few decades under environmental corrosivity

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Concrete reinforcement failure due to corrosion.

Typical turnaround times for these analyses are 7-8 business days. We need a one-gallon bag of soil.

Many important structures, pipelines, and storage tanks are buried underground. Soils high in moisture, conductivity, salts, or acidity will be more corrosive. Our corrosivity packages help engineers determine when and where costly sacrificial galvanic anodes, cathodic protection, or protective coatings are required.

We also perform soil classification (% sand, silt, and clay) if there is a concern about proper aeration or drainage.

For additional questions regarding our services and pricing, please see our services and pricing guide.

For additional questions regarding sampling, please see our sampling guide.

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