Soil. 2.1.1 Bulk Sample Pick‐Up hour $ 60.00
Soil. This classification shall comprise all kinds of soil, turf, sand, silt, loam, clay, mud, peat, black cotton soil, soft shale or loose moorum, a mixture of these and similar materials. All soils covered in ordinary and hard soils shall be covered in this category. Removal of gravel or any other nodular material having dimension in any one direction not exceeding 75 mm occurring in such strata shall be deemed to be covered under this category.
Soil. The Contracting Parties shall, in view of the role of soil in the functioning of natural ecosystems, take measures, wherever possible towards soil conservation, improvement and rehabilitation; they shall, in particular, endeavour to take steps to prevent soil erosion and other forms of degradation, and promote measures which safeguard the processes of organic decomposition. and thereby its continuing fertility. To that effect, they shall, in particular, endeavour to
Soil. Soils should be evaluated for hazards. If the evaluation concludes that such hazards are at levels that may compromise the safety of crops, control measures should be implemented to reduce hazards to acceptable levels. If this cannot be achieved by available control measures, growers should not use these soils for primary production.
Soil. Soil samples were taken at planting time (spring) and harvest (fall) at the following depths and volumes: 0-6” (gallon), 6-12” (gallon), 12-24” (quart) and 24-36” (quart). In spring 2012, only one soil sample at each depth was taken from the center of the North and South plots. All subsequent, spring and fall soil samplings were taken from the centers of each of the 16 subplots in the North and South plots. In the fall, a core soil sample was also taken at each depth in each subplot using a 3” diameter core sampling cylinder. Dates that soil samples were collected are shown in Table 5. It is important to note that in spring 2012 only one soil sampling each was taken in the North and South plots at each depth. As such, for the soil parameters analyses described in Section 3.f.ii, results were uniform with no standard error for this sampling point. (This did not affect bulk density results which were only analyzed in fall of each year.) Also, the spring 2012 soil parameters data did not reflect the effects of biochar, compost or mix treatments because this sampling in spring 2012 was taken prior to the application of treatments. In spring 2012, the North soil sampling was done after plowing the soil (12-14”deep), but prior to the three disking (6-8” deep) steps that followed, whereas the South sampling was done after plowing and Views of the North (top) and South (bottom) plots at the time of initial soil samplings on 5/3/12. disking three times (Figure 1). Physical differences of the field surfaces can be seen in photos of the North and South plots (see photos) taken at the time of these initial soil samplings.
Soil. Soil samples were tested for various physical and chemical parameters to assess impacts on soil health, nitrate leaching and carbon sequestration. Analysis of the shallow (0-6”) and mid (6-12”) depth samples for a composite suite of soil parameters (see Table 6) was conducted by the Soil Control Lab in Watsonville, CA. The low and deep (12-24” and 24-36”) samples were solely analyzed for nitrate as nitrogen (nitrate-N) at Canada College in Redwood City, CA (Xxxxxx Xxxxxx- Chemistry laboratory), to generate nitrate-N profiles. Note that in fall 2013 these low and deep samples were analyzed for nitrate- N by the Soil Control Lab instead of Canada College. The 3”soil cores taken each fall were used to determine bulk density. This analysis was performed by Xxx Xxxxx (Area Resource Soil Scientist, Templeton, CA, NRCS) following the methods in the Soil Quality Test Kit, Chapter 4, pp 9-10 and 13 (USDA, 1999b). Soil data from each subplot, at each sampling depth, were averaged across treatment replicates (subplots) within the North and the South plots for each year. Standard errors for these averages were calculated for each treatment following the recommend method in “A Guide to Conducting Biochar Trials” by the International Biochar Initiative (Major, 2009). Then the data was analyzed with respect to differences between treatments and the control, between North and South plots, and over time. The following sections describe the methods for assessing soil health based on bulk density, soil organic matter, nutrients, electrical conductivity, pH and cation exchange capacity. Additionally, nitrate-N soil profiles and soil organic carbon data were used to assess potential changes to nitrate leaching and carbon sequestration, respectively.
Soil. The Contractor shall not cause any adverse impact to site soils, gravel, or other unpaved areas. It is strictly prohibited to discharge materials in any amount directly to soils or other unpaved areas. Examples include, but are not limited to oil, lubricants, paints, wastewater, degreasers, soaps, detergents, or any regulated materials. Proper disposal routes for any such materials should be addressed with the PPG Project Manager and site Environmental Engineer prior to performing the work.
Soil. CSI acknowledges that, as a result of the provisions of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, it is releasing KAISER from any responsibility that it may otherwise have for any expenses, damages or liabilities incurred or to be incurred with respect to the investigation, remediation or existence of any substances released on or in the soil on the CSI PROPERTY as may exist on the date of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT or as the soil of the CSI PROPERTY may be affected by releases predating this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. KAISER acknowledges that, as a result of the provisions of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, it is releasing CSI from any responsibility that it may otherwise have for any expenses, damages or liabilities incurred or to be incurred with respect to the investigation, remediation or existence of any substances released on or in the soil on the KAISER PROPERTY as may exist on the date of this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT or as the soil of the KAISER PROPERTY may be affected by releases predating this SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
Soil. All earth materials, organic or inorganic, which have resulted from natural processes such as weathering, decay, and chemical action of in situ rock or the deposition of unconsolidated material in which more than 35 percent by weight will pass a No. 200 sieve.
Soil. During operations under this Contract, the Contractor shall take such precautions as necessary to minimize, insofar as possible, soil erosion and damage to the soil and wetlands. Equipment shall not be operated when ground conditions are such that excessive damage will result. Water bars and lead-off drainage satisfactory to Forester shall be installed on all skid roads and temporary roads that have potential to create erosion. Erosion prone and exposed soil shall be mulched or seeded by the contractor. Contractor shall be responsible for all such mitigation expenses deemed necessary by Forester. Forested wetlands should not be entered, especially during periods of significantly wet soil conditions that will result in soil compaction. Ideally, trees will be directionally felled and line skidded. If entry is required during drier periods, it must be pre- authorized and should be limited to absolute minimum levels. Skid trail entries shall be mitigated by contractor. Un-permitted equipment entries will be fined at a rate of $100 per foot of skid trail and contractor shall bear all mitigation responsibilities.
