AS 4419:2018 pdf free
AS 4419:2018 pdf free.Soils for landscaping and garden use
Soil for use on an artificial base (i.e. on a slab), for example, for a rooftop garden or in large landscape containers. Such soils will usually be blends of mineral and organic components, and will typically have a bulk density in the range 0.3 kg/L to 1.0 kg/L as determined in accordance with Appendix B.
Excavated natural material means naturally occurring rock and soil (including, but not limited to, materials such as sandstone, shale, clay and soil) that has:
(a) been excavated from the ground; and
(b) contains at least 98% (by weight) natural material;and
(c) does not meet the definition of Virgin Excavated Natural Material in the Act.
Excavated natural material does not include material located in a hotspot; that has been processed; or that contains asbestos, Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS), Potential Acid Sulfate soils (PASS) or sulfidic ores.
natural material (such as clay, gravel, sand, soil or rock fines) –
(a) that has been excavated or quarried from areas that are not contaminated with manufactured chemicals, or with process residues, as a result of industrial,commercial, mining or agricultural activities; and
(b) that does not contain any sulfidic ores or soils or any other waste; and
(c) includes excavated natural material that meets such criteria for virgin excavated natural material as may be approved for the time being pursuant to an EPA Gazettal notice.
The organic matter component of soil, composed of organic compounds that have come from the remains of organisms such as plants and animals and their waste products in the environment. In this Standard organic matter is calculated by applying a multiplier to the total organic carbon of the material determined by loss on ignition of the material.
A soil or sand substitute that contributes to the physical, chemical and size requirements for landscaping soils, low density soils, soils for turf and lawns and specialist soils.
NOTE: Examples of substitute materials include materials derived from construction and demolition waste, manufactured materials, mined rock materials, etc.AS 4419 pdf free download.
