Chemical Procedure Requirements

80-1-21-.04 Chemical Procedure Requirements.

(1) Laboratory analysis done by certified laboratories must be made by suitable electrical instruments and not by visual

comparators using the human eye. Detailed chemical procedures prescribed by Auburn University will be followed. Normally, when changes in laboratory procedures are necessary, Auburn University will notify certified laboratories in time for the change to go into effect July 1.

(2) If any procedure, instrument or method varies from that prescribed by Auburn University's Soil Testing Laboratory, the certified laboratory must supply justification for the deviation and a factor or equation that will convert the values obtained to those obtainable by the Auburn procedure. Author: Charles H. Barnes Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-24-3. History: Filed June 7, 1984.