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Welcome to c/soilscience @ slrpunk.net!

A science based community to discuss and learn all things related to soils.

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This is a work in progress, please don’t mind the mess.

Subdisciplines of soil science include:

Soil Taxonomy & mapping
Soil Fertility & Organic Amendments
Soil Chemistry & Remediation
Soil Mineralogy
Soil Physics
Soil Biology

These subdisciplines are used by various other disciplines, particularly those related to reclamation, remediation, and agriculture.

Rules

Don’t throw mud. Be kind and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
Please use a tag.
No spam.
Memes are welcome, but the focus of this community is science-based

Resources

Blogs

Wonder of Soil

Careers

Geoarchaeology

Chemistry

Classification

USDA Soil Classification System

Maps & Datasets

Canada

Canadian System of Soil Classificaiton
1982 Canadian Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
Alberta Soil Quality Criteria Relative to Disturbance this one is widely used across Canada
Best management practices for conservation of reclamation materials in the mineable oil sands region of Alberta - a good guide to basic reclamation and revegetation BMPs

Europe

United States

USDA web soil survey

World

Soil Contamination:

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