TiftOnSoilLab.com
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Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratory
Description
Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratory, Inc. (TPSTL) was established in 1982 to provide the Sports Turf Industry a means of having potential & existing construction materials tested by scientific procedures to achieve optimum physical properties. The goal of this lab is to provide test results that truly represent the physical characteristics of the material being tested. The purpose of these tests is to develop putting green rootzone mixtures that meet USGA recommendations for golf green construction & to develop Sportsturf Rootzone Mixes with optimum physical properties for athletic fields.
We are an independent testing laboratory free from any commercial, financial, or other conflict of interest pressures which might adversely affect the objective quality of our work. Our clients range from some of most elite golf courses in the world to nine hole municipal golf courses. We have developed root zone mixes for athletic fields used in the Olympics to local high school football fields. We are cooperative and will help you select the least expensive materials to use.
We participate in the United States Golf Association Proficiency Testing Program which is an interlaboratory exchange of samples each quarter to compare analytical values obtained in our lab with those from other labs to determine if our values are consistently less than the maximum allowable error defined by the analytical means from all participating labs. Each day we test, our lab uses an internal standard where physical properties are well documented by repetition with the tests of client samples of unknown values to achieve traceability. Our laboratory equipment is calibrated with NIST traceable standards. We have back-up equipment to eliminate any down-time. Our laboratory supplies meet ASTM certification for supplies and materials described in the ASTM methods we use. Our test reports include the results of the test, the reference of the ASTM methods used, and no charge for the recommendations. Tests results are treated as confidential, controlled documents that are kept on file.
