Welcome to c/soilscience @ slrpunk.net!

Welcome to c/soilscience @ slrpunk.net!

A science based community to discuss and learn all things related to soils.

Notice Board

This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.

Subdisciplines of soil science include:

Soil Taxonomy & mapping
Soil Fertility & Organic Amendments
Soil Chemistry & Remediation
Soil Mineralogy
Soil Physics
Soil Biology

These subdisciplines are used by various other disciplines, particularly those related to reclamation, remediation, and agriculture.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Be kind and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
Please use a tag.
No spam.
Memes are welcome, but the focus of this community is science-based

Resources

Blogs

Wonder of Soil

Careers

Geoarchaeology

Chemistry

Classification

USDA Soil Classification System

Maps & Datasets

Canada

Canadian System of Soil Classificaiton
1982 Canadian Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
Alberta Soil Quality Criteria Relative to Disturbance this one is widely used across Canada
Best management practices for conservation of reclamation materials in the mineable oil sands region of Alberta - a good guide to basic reclamation and revegetation BMPs

Europe

United States

USDA web soil survey

World

Soil Contamination:

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Sister Communities

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Welcome to c/soilscience @ slrpunk.net!

A science based community to discuss and learn all things related to soils.

Notice Board

This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.

Subdisciplines of soil science include:

Soil Taxonomy & mapping
Soil Fertility & Organic Amendments
Soil Chemistry & Remediation
Soil Mineralogy
Soil Physics
Soil Biology

These subdisciplines are used by various other disciplines, particularly those related to reclamation, remediation, and agriculture.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Be kind and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
Please use a tag.
No spam.
Memes are welcome, but the focus of this community is science-based

Resources

Blogs

Wonder of Soil

Careers

Geoarchaeology

Chemistry

Classification

USDA Soil Classification System

Maps & Datasets

Canada

Canadian System of Soil Classificaiton
1982 Canadian Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
Alberta Soil Quality Criteria Relative to Disturbance this one is widely used across Canada
Best management practices for conservation of reclamation materials in the mineable oil sands region of Alberta - a good guide to basic reclamation and revegetation BMPs

Europe

United States

USDA web soil survey

World

Soil Contamination:

Similar Communities

Sister Communities

Science and Research

!scicomm@mander.xyz

Plants and Gardening

!balconygardening@slrpnk.net
!gardening@mander.xyz
!houseplants@mander.xyz
!plantid@mander.xyz

Physical Sciences

!earthscience@mander.xyz
!geography@mander.xyz
!geospatial@mander.xyz
!soilscience@slrpnk.net

Humanities and Social Sciences

!archaeology@mander.xyz
!cooking@mander.xyz
!folklore@mander.xyz
!history@mander.xyz
!old_maps@mander.xyz

Memes

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!science_memes@mander.xyz

Find us on Reddit

r/sedimentology

Welcome to c/soilscience @ slrpunk.net!

A science based community to discuss and learn all things related to soils.

Notice Board

This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.

Subdisciplines of soil science include:

Soil Taxonomy & mapping
Soil Fertility & Organic Amendments
Soil Chemistry & Remediation
Soil Mineralogy
Soil Physics
Soil Biology

These subdisciplines are used by various other disciplines, particularly those related to reclamation, remediation, and agriculture.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Be kind and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
Please use a tag.
No spam.
Memes are welcome, but the focus of this community is science-based

Resources

Blogs

Wonder of Soil

Careers

Geoarchaeology

Chemistry

Classification

USDA Soil Classification System

Maps & Datasets

Canada

Canadian System of Soil Classificaiton
1982 Canadian Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
Alberta Soil Quality Criteria Relative to Disturbance this one is widely used across Canada
Best management practices for conservation of reclamation materials in the mineable oil sands region of Alberta - a good guide to basic reclamation and revegetation BMPs

Europe

United States

USDA web soil survey

World

Soil Contamination:

Similar Communities

Sister Communities

Science and Research

!scicomm@mander.xyz

Biology and Life Sciences

!anthropology@mander.xyz
!microbiology@mander.xyz
!biodiversity@mander.xyz
!palaeoecology@mander.xyz
!palaeontology@mander.xyz

Plants and Gardening

!balconygardening@slrpnk.net
!gardening@mander.xyz
!houseplants@mander.xyz
!plantid@mander.xyz

Physical Sciences

!earthscience@mander.xyz
!geography@mander.xyz
!geospatial@mander.xyz
!soilscience@slrpnk.net

Humanities and Social Sciences

!archaeology@mander.xyz
!cooking@mander.xyz
!folklore@mander.xyz
!history@mander.xyz
!old_maps@mander.xyz

Memes

!bushrat_confidential@slrpnk.net
!science_memes@mander.xyz

Find us on Reddit

r/sedimentology

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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