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soil laboratory founder simon leake headquarters thornleigh nsw australia ; canberra act ; fortitude valley qld ; flemington vic ; area served australia services specialist consultancy laboratory providing fieldwork monitoring laboratory analysis interpretation and recommendations and training website sesl australia website sesl australia was established in 1983 as sydney environmental & soil laboratory by simon leake . sesl provides independent laboratory testing and advisory services to landscape horticulture sport and leisure turf 1 civil construction environment 2 government 3 4 mining and the waste industry . it offers sample collection monitoring analysis and interpretation of soil water plant tissue and wastes . sesl also offers training courses on a range of earth science topics mainly focused on urban horticulture sport and leisure turf and environmental water . contents 1 history 2 services 3 projects 4 philanthropy 5 advocacy 6 professional memberships 7 references history edit sesl was founded in 1983 by simon leake a soil science graduate of the university of sydney . services edit nata accredited 5 laboratory analyses soil water plant tissue wastes site analyses soil water soil specifications plant pest and disease identification training . projects edit sesl has been involved from the planning stage in various major infrastructure projects in nsw notably the darling harbour redevelopment the sydney olympic park redevelopment at homebush bay central park on the site of the old carlton & united breweries plant in chippendale and the barangaroo redevelopment 6 on sydney harbour . philanthropy edit sesl sponsored a prize in oral presentation and prizes for best fourth year thesis best laboratory practical and best student at the faculty of agriculture food and natural resources at the university of sydney from the late 1990s until 2009 . advocacy edit simon leake has appeared on abc s gardening australia 7 8 and burke s backyard . 9 sesl australia contributes to the environmental and soil industries through its monthly fertile mind s blog which updates the community on current projects and industry events . in 2014 simon published soils for landscape development selection specification and validation isbn 9780643109643 under csiro publishing co authored by landscape architect and consulting arborist elke haege . professional memberships edit from 1997 until 2011 simon leake served as a member of the standards australia cs 37 committee which developed and maintains the australian standards as 3743 potting mixes as 4454 composts soil conditioners and mulches and as 4419 soils for landscaping and garden use . simon leake is a member of the royal botanic gardens trust gardens committee 10 a voluntary expert reference panel assisting the trust in the design technical specification and implementation of planning at the royal botanic gardens sydney mount annan botanic garden and mount tomah botanic garden . references edit jackson m. 2008 . recycled organics in sports turf construction & renovation pdf . department of environment and climate change nsw . retrieved 23 april 2012 . external link in publisher help wilson k ralph p. 2010 . effects of oil and dispersed oil on temperate seagrass scaling of pollution impacts . final report . pdf . department of environmental sciences university of technology sydney . retrieved 23 april 2012 . annual report 2010 11 . part 3 statutory information p 17 pdf . woollahra municipal council . 2011 . retrieved 23 april 2012 . kembrey m. 30 june 2011 . faecal bacteria polluting parramatta river . parramatta sun . retrieved 23 april 2012 . accreditation . national association of testing authorities . retrieved 23 april 2012 . external link in publisher help barangaroo headland park . plant procurement soils specification and the barangaroo delivery authority . australian institute of landscape architects . retrieved 23 april 2012 . transcript episode 20 1 july 2006 . australian broadcasting corporation . retrieved 23 april 2012 . fact sheet clay soil test . presenter angus stewart 01 07 2006 . angus learns how to test clay soil . australian broadcasting corporation . retrieved 23 april 2012 . crushed sandstone . fact sheet . . ctc productions . 2000 . retrieved 23 april 2012 . botanic gardens committee . royal botanic gardens & domain trust . retrieved 23 april 2012 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sesl australia & oldid 680045350 categories soil sciencecompanies based in sydneyservice companies of australiahidden categories cs1 errors external linksarticles with topics of unclear notability from march 2013all articles with topics of unclear notabilityorphaned articles from march 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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