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Acid Sulfate Soils

The EAL is involved in acid sulfate soil research and method development for the identification and management of these soils. EAL routinely performs screening, risk assessment and validation techniques.

There are two main analysis packages available:

  1. the CRS suite, and
  2. the SPOCAS suite of techniques.

The EAL recommends the CRS suite for the preferred techniques. Unlike the SPOCAS suite, the CRS suite of methods is not affected by significant interferences from sulfur in organic matter or sulfate minerals.

EAL also routinely conducts pH screening and acid volatile sulfur (AVS) testing. The AVS technique adopted by the EAL has been developed by leading researchers at Southern Cross University.

Updated: 13 December 2010