Specification for subsoil and requirements for use

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31-12-2013

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Subsoil classification and characteristics
5 Sampling of subsoil
6 Stripping, handling and trafficking of subsoil
7 Information to be provided by the supplier to
  the purchaser
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Method of sample reduction
        and preparation
Annex B (normative) - Determination of mass loss
        on ignition
Annex C (normative) - Determination of mineral
        carbonate content of soil (as calcium carbonate)
Annex D (normative) - Extraction of the exchangeable
        cations in soil for determining exchangeable
        sodium percentage
Annex E (normative) - Calculation of exchangeable
        sodium percentage of soil
Annex F (normative) - Determination of the specific
        electrical conductivity of a calcium sulfate
        extract of soil
Annex G (normative) - Method for determining
        other contaminants
Annex H (normative) - Importance of soil electrical
        conductivity, soil salinity and exchangeable
        sodium percentage (ESP)
Bibliography

Describes requirements for the classification, composition and use of subsoils that are moved or traded for creating soil profiles intended to support plant growth.

This British Standard specifies requirements for the classification, composition and use of subsoils that are moved or traded for creating soil profiles intended to support plant growth. The standard is not applicable to topsoil, or to subsoil that is to remain in situ. It is not intended to preclude the use of subsoil that is already on site and suitable for its intended purpose. This standard specifies requirements for multipurpose subsoil, which is fit for the majority of needs, and also specific purpose subsoils that are acidic or calcareous, for specialist use where acidic or calcareous soil profiles are required. It also specifies requirements for sampling and analysis of subsoil.

Committee	AW/20
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 13/30209661 DC. (01/2014)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	30
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	13/30209661 DC : 0

BS 3882:2015	Specification for topsoil
14/30297814 DC : 0	BS 3882 - SPECIFICATION FOR TOPSOIL

BS EN ISO 3696:1995	Water for analytical laboratory use. Specification and test methods
BS ISO 10390:2005	Soil quality. Determination of pH
ISO 11272:2017	Soil quality — Determination of dry bulk density
BS EN 12579:2013	Soil improvers and growing media. Sampling
BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005	General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
BS 3882:2007	Specification for topsoil and requirements for use
BS ISO 16729:2013	Soil quality. Digestion of nitric acid soluble fractions of elements
BS 7755-5.6(1999) : 1999	SOIL QUALITY - PHYSICAL METHODS - DETERMINATION OF DRY BULK DENSITY
BS 1377-2:1990	Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes Classification tests
BS ISO 11277:2009	Soil quality. Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material. Method by sieving and sedimentation

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