Kit Protocols

The protocols, linked in the drop-down menus below, are designed to guide users through the steps required to successfully use each kit. It is important to be familiar with the relevant protocols, before using the sampling kits.

Kits can be used in any country, unless otherwise specified.

Useful links

Please recycle locally or return to NatureMetrics. Instructions here.

Get the very best results possible. Read our guide to avoiding inconclusive results.

Using our single species (qPCR) tests and sampling in the UK, Canada or USA? Find out the best time of year to survey using our sampling calendars.

Find information about surveying ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, estuaries, seas and oceans, plus info on control samples and avoiding contamination in our advice note.

Aquatic

Health and safety information: Aquatic Kits and Aquatic Bacterial Kits.

AQUATIC KIT

AQUATIC KIT FOR PERSITALTIC PUMPS

AQUATIC KIT MAXI (X2 FILTERS)

AQUATIC KIT MAXI (X2 FILTERS) FOR PERISTALTIC PUMPS

BACTERIAL AQUATIC KIT

BACTERIAL AQUATIC KIT FOR PERISTALTIC PUMPS

Soil

Health and safety information: Soil & sediments Kits.

SOIL KIT – PRESERVATION BUFFER (rest of world)

SOIL KIT – PRESERVATION BUFFER (UK + EU)

SOIL KIT – COLD STORAGE (rest of world)

SOIL KIT – COLD STORAGE (UK + EU)

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, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

Marine Sediment

Health and safety information: Marine Sediment Kits.

MARINE SEDIMENT KIT – PRESERVATION BUFFER

MARINE SEDIMENT KIT – COLD STORAGE

Estuarine & Mangrove Sediment

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.)

Great Crested Newt

Health and safety information: Great Crested Newt (GCN) Kit

GREAT CRESTED NEWT (GCN) eDNA KIT - for UK licensing

Invertebrate

Health and safety information: Invertebrate Kit

INVERTEBRATE TISSUE KIT

RETURNING SAMPLES: STORAGE, PACKING AND TRANSPORT INSTRUCTIONS

Barcoding

BARCODING KIT

AQUATIC KIT

AQUATIC KIT FOR PERSITALTIC PUMPS

AQUATIC KIT MAXI (X2 FILTERS)