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|Surface Infiltration Rate Tests
|Surface Infiltration Rate Tests
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|rowspan="9"|'''[[Vegetated filter strips]] and [[Absorbent landscapes|Soil Amendment Areas]] (topsoil)'''
|rowspan="8"|'''[[Vegetated filter strips]] and [[Absorbent landscapes|Soil Amendment Areas]] (topsoil)'''
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|Texture
|Texture
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)***
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)***
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|Compaction
|Compaction
|Surface Infiltration Rate Tests
|Surface Infiltration Rate Tests
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|rowspan="9"|'''[[Green roof]] (growing media)'''
|rowspan="10"|'''[[Green roof]] (growing media)'''
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|Texture
|Texture
|Same soil texture classification as specified in the final design or recorded on the as-built drawing
|See product vendor or BMP designer for specifications
|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction
|Particle-Size Distribution (PSD), or % Sand/Silt/Clay (i.e., Soil Texture) plus Sand Fraction
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|Organic Matter (OM)**
|Maximum Media Density
|5 to 10% by dry weight
|See product vendor or BMP designer for specification
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%***
|Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
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|Water Storage Capacity*******
| ''Extensive:'' ≥35% by volume / ''Intensive:'' ≥45% by volume
|Both part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
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|Soil pH
|Air-Filled Porosity*******
|6.0 to 7.8
|≥10% by volume
|pH of a Saturated Paste***
|Part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
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|Phosphorus****
|Permeability, Saturated Media
|12 to 40 ppm
|See product vendor or BMP designer for specification
|Extractable Phosphorus
|Part of Maximum Media Density Test (ASTM E2399/E2399M-15)
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|Soluble Salts*****
|Organic Matter
|≤2.0 mS/cm (0.2 S/m)
|See product vendor or BMP designer for specification
|Electrical Conductivity of a Soil-Water Slurry (2:1 water to soil ratio by volume)***
|Walkley-Black method when OM <7.5% or Loss On Ignition (LOI) method when OM ≥7.5%***
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|Depth
|Soil pH********
| +/- 10% of design specification
|6.5 to 7.8
|Soil Cores, Test Pits
|pH of a Saturated Paste
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|Compaction
|Soluble Salts********
|Surface Resistance: ≤110 PSI; Sub-surface Resistance: Use soil texture class and Table 8.3 to determine maximum acceptable value; Bulk Density: Use PSD to interpolate maximum bulk density value from Figure 8.7.
|≤0.85 mS/cm (0.085 S/m)
|Cone Penetration Tests or Bulk Density Tests
|Electrical Conductivity of a Saturated Media Extract (SME)solution
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|Permeability
|Phosphorus*********
|i ≥15 mm/h (K<sub>S</sub> ≥ 1 x 10<sup>-6</sup> cm/s)
|2.2 to 40 ppm
|Electrical Conductivity of a Saturated Media Extract (SME)solution
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