ISO 25177:2008 is a guide for describing the soil and its environmental context at a given site. Sites can be natural, near-natural, urban or industrial. It is important to realize that a number of soil samples can be taken at a site to support the soil description. The information provided by the descriptions in ISO 25177:2008 provides the context for the presentation of results from analyses undertaken on soil samples.
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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
4.9 Presence and depth of water table
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
7.7 Estimated organic matter content
7.8 Texture
7.9 Coarse elements
7.10 Carbonates and effervescence
7.11 Main categories of structure
7.12 Compactness
7.13 Total estimated porosity
7.14 Roots
7.15 Density of worm channels (usually an average over a number of square decimetres)
7.16 Nature of lower horizon boundary
Annex A Charts for estimating proportions of mottles, coarse elements, etc. (informative)
Annex B Reference soil groups of the World Reference Base for soil resources (FAO, ISRIC and ISSS, 2006) (informative)
Annex C Soil horizon designation — Example of the FAO System (2006) (informative)
Annex D Examples of texture diagrams (informative)
Annex E Determination of soil texture in the field (informative)
Annex F Some types of soil structure (informative)
ISO 14688-2:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing -- Identification and classification of soil -- Part 2: Principles for a classification
ISO 3166-1:2006 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 1: Country codes
ISO 3166-2:2007 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision code
ISO 14688-2:2004 Geotechnical investigation and testing -- Identification and classification of soil -- Part 2: Principles for a classification
ISO 3166-1:2006 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 1: Country codes
ISO 3166-2:2007 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions -- Part 2: Country subdivision code