Technical reports

National guidance for the management of acid sulfate soils in inland aquatic ecosystems - 2011
(The Environment Protection and Heritage Council and the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council)
This guidance document for the management of acid sulfate soils (ASS) in inland aquatic ecosystems is designed to guide the identification and management of inland ASS to reduce or eliminate the risks they pose to the Australian environment and its economy.

Mineralogy and chemistry of sandy acid sulfate soils in the Perth metropolitan area of the Swan Coastal Plain8.91 MB

Investigation of soil and groundwater acidity, Stirling829.11 KB
Published April 2002
Report to the Minister for the Environment. Technical advice provided to the City of Stirling.

ASS Survey - Peel-Harvey Estuary2.35 MB
Published June, 2010
Report regarding Superfical geological sediments adjacent to the Peel-Harvey Estuary.

ASS survey in Perth metro region, Swan Coastal Plain4.99 MB
Published April, 2012
Second stage of the acid sulfate soils (ASS) mapping program between 2008 and 2010. The purpose of the project is to validate the predictive ASS risk within the Perth metropolitan area.

Experimental Oxidisation of Bassendean Sands2.12 MB
Published April, 2012
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the adequacy of the current action criterion for managing the sandy soils of the BDS. These sands have low sulfur content while producing extremely now pHFOX values. The experimental study carried out natural soil oxidation to determine the rate of acid generation from Bassendean sands with less than 0.03%S.