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Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:949-953 (2001)
© 2001 Soil Science Society of America


DIVISION S-10 - WETLAND SOILS

A field method for determing percentage of coated sand grains

D.L. Lindboa, M.J. Vepraskasb and F.E. Rhotonc

a Dep. of Soil Science, North Carolina State Univ., Vernon G. James Research and Extension Center, 207 Research Station Road, Plymouth, NC 27962
b Dep. of Soil Science, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695
c USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Lab., P.O. Box 1157, Oxford, MS 38655

Corresponding author (david_lindbo{at}ncsu.edu)

Several USDA-NRCS hydric soil field indicators require estimation of the percentage of organic-coated sand grains (black grains). For example, to meet the Dark Surface field indicator the soil layer must contain at least 70% coated (black) grains. Field experience has shown that the estimation of the percentage of coated sand grains is often subjective and highly variable from one soil scientist to another. In order to overcome this variability a set of standards was created using a mixture of black and light gray (representing uncoated grains) sand grains. Weighing out each component for the desired ratio and mixing them in a 47-mm-diam. petri dish we made a set of three standards consisting of 50, 70, and 90% black grains. To test the effectiveness of these standards, soil scientists estimated the percentage of coated grains from similarly prepared samples first without the use of the standards and then with the use of the standards for comparison. Individuals improved the accuracy of their estimates by 10 to 60% and their hydric soil identification by 16%. The standards are easily prepared, easy to use, and portable.

Abbreviations: OM, organic matter






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