APPENDIX 5-2

Soils Assessment

EPA Referral – January, 2017

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NB: EC1:5: Electrical conductivity as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution pH1:5: Soil pH as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution Exchangeable cations expressed as a ratio of the cation concentration and the ECEC.

ECEC: Effective Cation Exchange Capacity Clay <0.002 mm, Silt 0.002–0.02 mm, Fine sand 0.02–0.2 mm, Coarse sand 0.2–-2.0 mm, Gravel >2.0 mm * Below detection limit

NB: EC1:5: Electrical conductivity as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution pH1:5: Soil pH as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution Exchangeable cations expressed as a ratio of the cation concentration and the ECEC.

ECEC: Effective Cation Exchange Capacity Clay <0.002 mm, Silt 0.002–0.02 mm, Fine sand 0.02–0.2 mm, Coarse sand 0.2–-2.0 mm, Gravel >2.0 mm * Below detection limit

NB: EC1:5: Electrical conductivity as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution pH1:5: Soil pH as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution Exchangeable cations expressed as a ratio of the cation concentration and the ECEC.

ECEC: Effective Cation Exchange Capacity Clay <0.002 mm, Silt 0.002–0.02 mm, Fine sand 0.02–0.2 mm, Coarse sand 0.2–-2.0 mm, Gravel >2.0 mm * Below detection limit

NB: EC1:5: Electrical conductivity as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution pH1:5: Soil pH as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution Exchangeable cations expressed as a ratio of the cation concentration and the ECEC.

ECEC: Effective Cation Exchange Capacity Clay <0.002 mm, Silt 0.002–0.02 mm, Fine sand 0.02–0.2 mm, Coarse sand 0.2–-2.0 mm, Gravel >2.0 mm * Below detection limit

NB: EC1:5: Electrical conductivity as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution pH1:5: Soil pH as measured in a 1:5 soil water solution Exchangeable cations expressed as a ratio of the cation concentration and the ECEC.

ECEC: Effective Cation Exchange Capacity Clay <0.002 mm, Silt 0.002–0.02 mm, Fine sand 0.02–0.2 mm, Coarse sand 0.2–-2.0 mm, Gravel >2.0 mm * Below detection limit

1 Samples with EC>0.3dS/m were washed of dissolved salts prior to testing for exchangeable cations and ECEC.

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