| Description |
1 online resource (201 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Soil sampling issues: aspects of design and implementation of soil investigations; 1.1 The fundamental problem of sampling to test soils; 1.2 Purposes of soil sampling; 1.3 Specialised sampling methodologies for soils; 1.4 Statistical requirements for sampling; 1.5 Sampling for soil mapping; 1.6 Assessment of soil health, soil quality, soil condition or soilcapability; 1.7 Investigations for landscape design and development: some guidelines; 2 Soil physical properties; 2.1 Particle size distribution |
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2.2 Water-holding properties of soils2.3 Hydraulic conductivity (K); 2.4 Bulk density and air porosity; 2.5 Soil strength; 2.6 Aggregate stability; 2.7 Visual assessment of soil structure; 2.8 Water repellence; 3 Soil properties and soil behaviour for engineering; 3.1 Unified soil classification system (USCS); 3.2 General levels of interpretation for plastic limit, liquid limitand plasticity index; 3.3 Earthworks; 3.4 Expansive soils; 3.5 Engineering interpretation of soil strength; 3.6 Soil factors that can affect the resistance of concrete andsteel pipes to corrosion |
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4 Soil erodibility and erosion hazard4.1 Erosion types; 4.2 Erosion hazard; 4.3 Soil erodibility for water erosion; 4.4 Soil erodibility for wind erosion; 5 Soil chemical properties; 5.1 Soil acidity; 5.2 Cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations; 5.3 Nitrogen (N) in soil; 5.4 Phosphorus (P) in soil; 5.5 Potassium (K) in soil; 5.6 Sulfur; 5.7 Nutrients in plants; 5.8 Trace elements and micronutrients; 5.9 Nutrients removed in farm products; 5.10 Salinity; 5.11 Soil sodicity; 5.12 Fertilisers and soil ameliorants; 5.13 General fertility rating of soils in NSW; 5.14 Acid sulfate soils |
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6 Organic matter content of soils6.1 Soil organic matter; 6.2 Estimating carbon densities for greenhouse sinks; 7 Application of wastewater and waste materials; 7.1 Water quality properties relevant to soils: effluent, runoff and groundwater quality; 7.2 Quality of wastewater for irrigation; 7.3 Site selection for the irrigation and disposal of wastewater; 7.4 Application of biosolids to agricultural soils; 8 Soil contamination: some considerations; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 General assessment of soil contamination and determination of critical levels; 8.3 Concentrations of heavy metals in soils |
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8.4 Heavy metals and trace elements as nutrients8.5 Key references in relation to soil contamination; 9 Units and conversions; 9.1 SI units; 9.2 Other units and conversions; 10 General and technical suggested references; References; Appendix 1; Index |
| Summary |
Interpreting Soil Test Results is a practical reference enabling soil scientists, environmental scientists, environmental engineers, land holders and others involved in land management to better understand a range of soil test methods and interpret the results of these tests. It also contains a comprehensive description of the soil properties relevant to many environmental and natural land resource issues and investigations |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soils -- Analysis.
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Soils -- Testing.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Soils -- Analysis
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Soils -- Testing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murphy, Brian
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| ISBN |
9781486303977 |
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1486303978 |
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