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BS 8601 - SPECIFICATION FOR SUBSOIL AND REQUIREMENTS FOR USE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Superseded date

31-12-2013

Superseded by

BS 8601:2013

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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 supplied by the supplier to the
  purchaser
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Method of sample reduction and
        preparation
Annex B (normative) - Determination of mineral carbonate
        content of soil (as calcium carbonate)
Annex C (normative) - Extraction of the exchangeable cations
        in soil for determining exchangeable sodium percentage
Annex D (normative) - Calculation of exchangeable sodium
        percentage of soil
Annex E (normative) - Determination of potentially phytotoxic
        elements
Annex F (normative) - Determination of the specific electrical
        conductivity of a calcium extract of soil
Annex G (normative) - Method for determining other
        contaminants
Annex H (normative) - Determination of mass loss on ignition
Annex I (informative) - Importance of soil electrical
        conductivity, soil salinity and exchangeable sodium
        percentage (ESP)
Bibliography

BS 8601

Committee
AW/20
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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 7755-5.6(1999) : 1999 SOIL QUALITY - PHYSICAL METHODS - DETERMINATION OF DRY BULK DENSITY
BS ISO 11277:2009 Soil quality. Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material. Method by sieving and sedimentation

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