This Standard provides manufacturers with a set of requirements which will ensure that soils can support plant growth and to give users, such as growers, landscape architects and consumers, assurance of the suitability and quality of soils.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Objective
3 Normative references
4 Definitions
5 General requirements
5.1 Soil classification
5.2 Soil pH
5.3 Scheme of soil classification
5.4 Specifications
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Testing for all soil types
5.4.3 Specifications for each soil type
5.5 Bulk density
5.6 Organic matter
6 Deliveries of soils
6.1 Bagged soils
6.1.1 General
6.1.2 Volume
6.1.3 Protection
6.2 Bulk deliveries
7 Documentation
8 Compliance with environmental standards and guidelines
8.1 Chemical contaminants
8.2 Biosecurity
8.3 Physical contaminants
9 Health warning and hazardous information labels
9.1 General
9.2 Appearance
9.3 Health warning label
9.4 Hazardous information label
Appendix A
A1 Scope
A2 Definitions
A3 Bibliography
A4 Principle
A5 Sampling stockpiles and windrows
A5.1 Apparatus
A5.2 Sampling procedure
A6 Sample preparation for laboratory analysis
A6.1 General
A6.2 Apparatus
A6.3 Sample preparation types
A6.4 Aliquoting
A7 Aliquoting and testing for organic contaminants
A8 Test report
Appendix B
B1 Scope
B2 Principle
B3 Apparatus
B3.1 For packaged product
B3.2 For bulk product
B4 Procedure
B4.1 For packaged product
B4.2 For bulk product
B5 Test report
Appendix C
C1 Scope
C2 Principle
C3 Reagents and apparatus
C4 Procedure
C4.1 Water drop test
C4.2 Ethanol droplet test
C5 Test report
Appendix D
D1 Scope
D2 Principle
D3 Reagent
D4 Apparatus
D5 Procedures
D5.1 Sample preparation for low density soils
D5.2 Sample preparation for landscape soils, soils for turf and lawns and specialist soils
D5.3 Shaking and determination procedures (all soil types)
