The laboratory performs analyses on selected chemical constituents of soil, plant, water and wastewater, and feed in support of agricultural and environmental research. Analytical Laboratory clients are University of California academics, other educational institutions, government agencies, and research-based businesses.
In addition to analytical services, the Laboratory provides project assistance in the areas of analytical, agricultural, and environmental chemistry. The Laboratory has an educational role, providing training to students and researchers in the operation of a number of analytical methods and instruments.
Lab History
- The Analytical Laboratory was first established in 1950 at UC Berkeley
- An additional laboratory was opened at UC Riverside in 1954
- The Lab was relocated from Berkeley to the Davis campus in 1959
- The Riverside laboratory was consolidated into the Davis laboratory in 1990
- The Lab became a self-supporting program under the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 2010