Direct/Delayed Response Project: Field Operations and Quality Assurance Report for Soil Sampling and Preparation in the Southern Blue Ridge Province of the United States. Volume 1. Sampling

摘要

The Direct/Delayed Response Project Soil Survey includes the mapping, characterization, sampling, preparation, and analysis of soils in order to assess watershed response to acidic deposition within various regions of the United States. Soil samples collected by sampling crews in the Southern Blue Ridge Province were processed at two preparation laboratories before being sent for analysis at four analytical laboratories. Volumes I and II summarize the procedural and operational compliance with protocols used by the sampling crews and by the preparation laboratories. Recommendations are made for program improvement.