Soil Testing
Soil is an essential component of the environment. Soil testing refers to the determination of representative values of factors affecting soil environmental quality to ascertain the environmental quality (or degree of pollution) and its trends.
Soil is an essential component of the environment. Soil testing refers to the determination of representative values of factors affecting soil environmental quality to ascertain the environmental quality (or degree of pollution) and its trends. The commonly referred soil monitoring typically pertains to soil environmental monitoring, which can generally be divided into monitoring types such as national regional soil background, farmland soil environment, soil environmental assessment for construction projects, and soil pollution incidents. This includes technical aspects such as sampling site selection, sample preparation, analytical methods, result representation, data statistics, and quality evaluation.
Soil pollution can generally be divided into two major categories: inorganic pollutants and organic pollutants.
Inorganic Pollutants mainly include:
Acids
Alkalis
Heavy metals
Salts
Strontium compounds
Compounds containing arsenic, selenium, fluoride, etc.
Organic Pollutants mainly include:
Organic pesticides
Phenols
Cyanide
Petroleum
Synthetic detergents
Municipal sewage
Sludge
Harmful microorganisms brought by manure
Categories of Testing Items include:
Soil fertility indicators
Soil pollutant indicators
Other soil indicators