TERRAPURE / SERVICES
Investigate soil residues.
Soil pesticide analysis starts with a question: which substances need investigation, and where? Terrapure connects the farm’s management history to sampling and chemical interpretation.
Make sampling representative.
The plan considers crops, crop protection products, application rates, irrigation and management events. Sampling locations, depths and conditions are recorded to connect findings to individual fields and support later comparisons. Water can be included when relevant to the investigation.
Soil texture, moisture and organic matter help establish the physical context. The analytical panel for priority pesticides and metabolites follows the farm’s history and objectives. A generic panel is not treated as a complete investigation of every possible substance.
Turn reports into priorities.
Methods such as LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS are selected for the compounds and sample matrix. Interpretation considers quantification limits and sampling coverage, connecting chemical findings to soil fertility and biology.
Deliverables include an investigation plan, sampling records, interpreted laboratory reports and priorities for treatability trials or monitoring. Finding a residue alone does not determine a remediation technique: that decision requires the combined evidence from the site.
Common questions.
Does soil testing replace food residue testing?
No. Food residues require their own samples, analytical methods and assessment criteria, selected for the crop and its intended market.
What should I prepare before sampling?
Crop and pesticide records, field boundaries, irrigation information, previous analyses and observed crop differences help focus the investigation and establish a useful baseline.