Kit instructions
The instructions, linked in the drop-down menus below, are designed to guide you through the steps required to successfully use each kit. Use kits to take your sample, then store and transport it. It is important to be familiar with the relevant kit instructions, before using the kits to take your samples.
Kits can be used in any country, unless otherwise specified.
Useful links
Health and safety information: Aquatic Kits and Aquatic Bacterial Kits.
Health and safety information: Soil & sediments Kits.
UK: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland; EU+: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
The type of kit you receive depends on whether you are sampling within the UK and EU* or outside of this area. Please see the protocol for the relevant marine sediment kit (in the section above) for more information. Regionally specific instructions are detailed on the protocols. (*See 'Soil' section above for list of countries included within each territory.)
