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BS ISO 25177 : 2008

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SOIL QUALITY - FIELD SOIL DESCRIPTION
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-09-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2008

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General references
  3.1 Site/profile numbers
  3.2 Location
  3.3 Geographical coordinates
  3.4 Date of observation
  3.5 Author and organization
4 Profile environment
  4.1 Previous precipitation
  4.2 Land use at plot level (checked by detailed
       field survey)
  4.3 Type of cultivation or vegetation or human
       utilization (at the plot level)
  4.4 Geomorphology of the site
  4.5 Slope length (in metres)
  4.6 Slope value
  4.7 Orientation (aspect) of the slope
  4.8 Nature of the parent material
       4.8.1 Modified or artificial material
       4.8.2 Natural material
  4.9 Presence and depth of water table
       4.9.1 General
       4.9.2 Depth
       4.9.3 Minimum depth of water table
       4.9.4 Maximum depth of water table
       4.9.5 Nature of the water
5 Surface appearance
  5.1 Percentage of land surface occupied by rock
       outcrops or surface exposures of "non-natural"
       material (e.g. on an industrial site)
  5.2 Evidence of erosion
6 General designation - Soil type
  6.1 General
  6.2 Type of soil classification used
  6.3 Soil type with reference to the soil classification
       used
  6.4 Type of horizon designation used
  6.5 Sequence of horizons
7 Horizon or layer description
  7.1 General
  7.2 Horizon or layer number
  7.3 Depth
  7.4 Estimation of moisture status
  7.5 Colour of the horizon or layer matrix
  7.6 Mottles
       7.6.1 General
       7.6.2 Abundance
       7.6.3 Colour
  7.7 Estimated organic matter content
  7.8 Texture
       7.8.1 Description of texture diagram
       7.8.2 Estimation
  7.9 Coarse elements
       7.9.1 General
       7.9.2 Abundance (in percent volume fraction)
       7.9.3 Maximum size of the most frequently
              observed coarse elements
       7.9.4 Nature
  7.10 Carbonates and effervescence
       7.10.1 Intensity of effervescence
       7.10.2 Location of effervescence
  7.11 Main categories of structure
  7.12 Compactness
  7.13 Total estimated porosity
  7.14 Roots
       7.14.1 Size (diameter) of most frequently observed
              roots
       7.14.2 Abundance
  7.15 Density of worm channels (usually an average over
       a number of square decimetres)
  7.16 Nature of lower horizon boundary
Annex A (informative) - Charts for estimating proportions
        of mottles, coarse elements, etc
Annex B (informative) - Reference soil groups of the World
        Reference Base for soil resources (FAO, ISRIC and
        ISSS, 2006)
Annex C (informative) - Soil horizon designation - Example
        of the FAO System (2006)
Annex D (informative) - Examples of texture diagrams
Annex E (informative) - Determination of soil texture in
        the field
Annex F (informative) - Some types of soil structure
Bibliography

Describes the soil and its environmental context at a given site.

Committee
EH/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 07/30143009 DC. (03/2009) Renumbered and superseded by BS EN ISO 25177. (09/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
46
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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