5E-1.024. Commercial Fertilizer Tests

(1) The department will perform, upon request, laboratory assays of fertilizers when the Division of Agricultural Environmental Services determines the requested assay will not interfere with the prescribed duties of the department. Fertilizers submitted for analyses shall be accompanied by a completed form entitled, “Florida Commercial Fertilizer Collection Form (FDACS-13409, Rev. 10/13), which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03361. Requested assays will be completed upon payment of the charges listed below: (2) Assay Fee (a) Total Nitrogen 50.00 (b) Nitrate Nitrogen 10.00 (c) Ammoniacal Nitrogen 10.00 (d) Water Soluble Nitrogen 10.00 (e) Water Insoluble Nitrogen 34.00 (f) Available Phosphorus (P2O5) 40.00 (g) Total Phosphorus (P2O5) 45.00 (h) Soluble Potassium 34.00 (i) Chlorine 34.00 (j) Total Magnesium 34.00 (k) Water Soluble Magnesium 34.00 (l) Total Manganese 44.00 (m) Soluble Manganese 25.00 (n) Chelated Manganese 34.00 (o) Total Copper 44.00 (p) Soluble Copper 25.00 (q) Chelated Copper 34.00 (r) Total Iron 44.00 (s) Soluble Iron 25.00 (t) Chelated Iron 34.00 (u) Total Zinc 44.00 (v) Soluble Zinc 25.00 (w) Chelated Zinc 34.00 (x) Aluminum 44.00 (y) Boron 34.00 (z) Calcium 44.00 (aa) Cobalt 44.00 (bb) Molybdenum 44.00 (cc) Sulfur (combined) 50.00 (dd) Sulfur (free) 75.00 (ee) Non-Nutritive Metals (Pass/Fail Florida Standard) 50.00 (ff) Non-Nutritive Metals (Reported in ppm) 100.00 (gg) Moisture 25.00 (hh) Calcium Carbonate 50.00 (ii) Calcium Sulfate 50.00 (jj) Magnesium Carbonate 50.00 Rulemaking Authority 576.051, 576.061, 576.181 FS. Law Implemented 576.051, 576.061, 576.181 FS. History–New 10-25-98, Amended 2-24-14.