Air dry moisture content (2A1)

This method is required to adjust soil chemical results based on air-dry samples to an oven-dry (105^oC)
basis. When the air-dry moisture content (M%) is known, the correction from air-dry
to oven-dry is as follows:

            Oven-dry result  =   [Air-dry result  x  (100+ M%)]/100

(9.00E+01)

Exchangeable Bases - Ammonium Chloride (15A1)

Method for measuring exchangeable bases (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺) - 1M ammonium chloride at pH 7.0

Suited for use on all soils, irrespective of whether acidic or alkaline, but preferred on acidic to weakly alkaline soils not dominated by solid-phase carbonates. Method 15A1 has no pre-treatment to remove soluble salts, with alternatives to remove them chemically (15A2) or to adjust for the presence of soluble sodium (15A3).

Organic carbon - W & B (6A1)

This measure of soil organic carbon (OC_W&B; expressed as %C) usually yields a lower figure than the true total organic carbon value. The method uses finely-milled air-dry sample. It involves wet oxidation by a dichromate-sulphuric acid mixture and relies only on heat of reaction. Soil weight should take account of the expected concentration of OC, and it is expected that allowance will be made for positive soluble Cl^‑ interference in soils containing >0.5% Cl. The method specifies reporting on an oven-dry (105^oC) basis. Nowadays this method is less preferred than 6B methods.

pH of 1:5 soil/water suspension (4A1)