AS 4419-1998

1 - AS 4419-1998 SOILS FOR LANDSCAPING AND GARDEN USE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - 1 SCOPE
7 - 2 OBJECTIVE
7 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 4.1 General purpose soil
8 - 4.2 Low density soil
8 - 4.3 Natural soil
8 - 4.4 On-site soil
8 - 4.5 Organic soil
8 - 4.6 Soil blend
8 - 4.7 Top dressing
8 - 4.8 Topsoil
8 - 5 REQUIREMENTS
8 - 5.1 General
8 - 5.2 Bulk density
8 - 5.3 Organic matter
8 - 5.4 Weed content
9 - 5.5 Wettability
9 - 5.6 Soil pH
9 - 5.7 Electrical conductivity
9 - 5.8 Ammonium toxicity
10 - 5.9 Phosphorus content
10 - 5.10 Dispersibility
10 - 5.11 Toxicity
10 - 5.12 Nitrogen drawdown
10 - 5.13 Permeability
10 - 5.14 Soil texture
10 - 5.15 Large particles
11 - 6 TOP DRESSING
11 - 7 DELIVERIES OF SOILS
11 - 7.1 Bagged soils
11 - 7.1.1 Volume
11 - 7.1.2 Protection
11 - 7.2 Bulk deliveries
11 - 8 DOCUMENTATION
12 - 9 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL HEALTH STANDARDS
12 - 10 HEALTH WARNING AND HAZARDOUS INFORMATION LABELS
12 - 10.1 General
12 - 10.2 Appearance
12 - 10.3 Health warning label
13 - 10.4 Hazardous information label
15 - APPENDIX A - GUIDELINES ON THE TAKING OF SOIL SAMPLES
16 - APPENDIX B - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BULK DENSITY
16 - B1 SCOPE
16 - B2 PRINCIPLE
16 - B3 APPARATUS
16 - B4 PROCEDURE
16 - B5 REPORT
17 - APPENDIX C - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF WETTABILITY
17 - C1 SCOPE
17 - C2 PRINCIPLE
17 - C3 REAGENT
17 - C4 APPARATUS
17 - C5 PROCEDURE
17 - C6 TEST REPORT
18 - APPENDIX D - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF pH, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, AMMONIUM IONS AND AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS
18 - D1 SCOPE
18 - D2 PRINCIPLE
18 - D3 REAGENT
18 - D4 APPARATUS
18 - D5 PROCEDURE
18 - D5.1 For low density soils and organic soils
19 - D5.2 For soil blends and natural soils
19 - D5.3 Shaking and determination procedures
20 - D6 TEST REPORT
21 - APPENDIX E - TEST FOR DISPERSIBILITY
21 - E1 SCOPE
21 - E2 PRINCIPLE
21 - E3 REAGENTS
21 - E4 APPARATUS
21 - E5 PROCEDURE
22 - E6 INTERPRETATION
22 - E7 TEST REPORT
23 - APPENDIX F - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TOXICITY TO PLANTS
23 - F1 SCOPE
23 - F2 PRINCIPLE
23 - F3 APPARATUS AND MATERIALS
23 - F4 PROCEDURE
24 - F5 TEST REPORT
25 - APPENDIX G - METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF NITROGEN DRAWDOWN INDEX
25 - G1 SCOPE
25 - G2 PRINCIPLE
25 - G3 REAGENT
25 - G4 APPARATUS
26 - G5 PROCEDURE
26 - G5.1 Leaching
26 - G5.2 Charging the soil with nitrate solution
27 - G6 CALCULATION
27 - G7 TEST REPORT
28 - APPENDIX H - METHOD OF DETERMINING THE PERMEABILITY OF A SOIL
28 - H1 SCOPE
28 - H2 PRINCIPLE
28 - H3 APPARATUS
28 - H4 PROCEDURE
29 - H5 CALCULATION
29 - H6 TEST REPORT
31 - APPENDIX I - DETERMINATION OF SOIL TEXTURE
31 - I1 SCOPE
31 - I2 PRINCIPLE
31 - I3 PROCEDURE
31 - I4 CLASSIFICATION
31 - I5 TEST REPORT
33 - APPENDIX J - METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME
33 - J1 SCOPE
33 - J2 PRINCIPLE
33 - J3 APPARATUS
33 - J4 PROCEDURE
33 - J5 TEST REPORT
34 - APPENDIX K - GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION AND USE OF SOILS
34 - K1 SCOPE
34 - K2 ASPECTS FOR CONSIDERATION
34 - K2.1 Highly organic materials
34 - K2.2 Soils with intermediate organic matter contents
34 - K2.3 Organic soils and soil blends
34 - K2.4 Clay content
34 - K2.5 Nitrogen supply
34 - K2.6 Phosphorus supply
34 - K2.7 Exchangeable calcium and magnesium
35 - K2.8 Iron supply

Specifies requirements for landscape and garden soils. This Standard specifies physical and chemical requirements such as bulk density, organic matter, wettability, pH, dispersibility, toxicity, nitrogen drawdown index and permeability for low density, organic and natural soils or soil blends. Documentation requirements include information to be supplied to the consumer and health warnings. Guidance is given on the selection and use of soils.

This Standard sets out requirements for general purpose soils, top dressing, topsoil and landscaping mixes, for domestic and commercial use, supplied in either bulk or bagged lots.NOTES:1 The requirements of this Standard specify soils suitable for the vast majority of plants but do not cover soils for plants with special requirements, cricket pitch soils, other specialist sporting turf soils, on-site soils or fertilizers.2 Requirements for potting mixes are specified in AS 3743.3 It is often assumed that the darker the soil the better the quality. As this is not always the case, this specification does not specify colour requirements for soils.4 Guidelines for taking soil samples are given in Appendix A.5 Information on selection and use of soils is given in Appendix K.

First published as AS 2223-1978.
Revised and redesignated as AS 4419(Int)-1996.
Revised and designated as AS 4419-1998.