Approaches to the assessment of injuries to soil arising from discharges of hazardous substances and oil: Type B, Technical information document

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6353917· OSTI ID:6353917

Van Voris, P; Dawson, G W; Fredrickson, J K; Cataldo, D A; Rogers, L E; Novich, C M; Meuser, J

Methods for determining the nature and magnitude of injury to the following natural resources are described for: soil chemical characteristics (acidity or pH, cation exchange capacity, percent base saturation, salinity); soil physical characteristics (porosity, water holding capacity, aggregate stability); biological characteristics (microbial activities, invertebrate activities, vegetation); and contaminant transport potential (leaching, food chain). In addition, this document explains how injuries to the soil resource can be translated into a reduction in service provided by that soil and how to determine soil recovery potential. That portion of 43 CFR Part 11 that pertains to the soils portion of the geologic resource is explained.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6353917
• Report Number(s): PNL-5751; ON: DE87011629
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACIDIFICATION
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
CHEMISTRY
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FOOD CHAINS
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