BS EN ISO 25177:2011

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General references
4 Profile environment
5 Surface appearance
6 General designation - Soil type
7 Horizon or layer description
Annex A (informative) - Charts for estimating
        proportions of mottles, coarse elements, etc
Annex B (informative) - Reference soil groups
        of the World Reference Base for soil
        resources (FAO, ISRIC and ISSS, 2006)
Annex C (informative) - Soil horizon designation
        - Example of the FAO System (2006)
Annex D (informative) - Examples of texture diagrams
Annex E (informative) - Determination of soil texture
        in the field
Annex F (informative) - Some types of soil structure
Bibliography

Provides 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.

This International Standard 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 this International Standard provides the context for the presentation of results from analyses undertaken on soil samples.

NOTE 1 It might not be possible or necessary to record data under all the headings listed in these descriptions.

NOTE 2 Overall guidance for presentation of information from soil surveys is given in ISO 15903.