1 AS 4969.

12—2009

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Australian Standard
Analysis of acid sulfate soil—Dried samples—
AS 4969.12—2009

Methods of test
Method 12: Complete suspension peroxide
oxidation combined acidity and sulfur (SPOCAS)
method
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Australian members of the Joint Standards
Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EV-009, Sampling and Analysis of Soil and
Biota and Working Group EV-009-02-01, Analysis of Acid Sulfate Soil.
The objective of this Standard is to encompass the determination of the various components
of soil acidity and/or alkalinity, depending on pH, into a combined method to streamline the
process of acid base accounting. It specifies methods for the determination of pH KCl ,
titratable actual acidity (TAA), potassium chloride extractable sulfur (S KCl), calcium (Ca KCl )
and magnesium (Mg KCl ) in acid sulfate soil (ASS), as well as for the determination of pH OX ,
titratable peroxide acidity (TPA), excess acid neutralizing capacity (ANC E), peroxide sulfur
(S P), calcium (Ca P), magnesium (Mg P) and residual acid soluble sulfur (SRAS ). These results
can be used to calculate titratable sulfidic acidity (TSA), reacted calcium (Ca A), reacted
magnesium (Mg A) and peroxide oxidizable sulfur (S POS).
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.

METHOD

1 SCOPE
This Standard specifies a method for the determination of pH in a 1 M KCl soil suspension,
and, where required, titratable actual acidity (TAA) in acid sulfate soil. Following this,
potassium chloride extractable sulfur (S KCl ), calcium (Ca KCl) and magnesium (Mg KCl ) are
determined. On a separate test portion, peroxide pH (pH OX ), titratable peroxide acidity
(TPA) and excess acid neutralizing capacity (ANC E ) are determined following digestion
with 30% hydrogen peroxide. Following this, peroxide sulfur (S P), calcium (Ca P) and
magnesium (Mg P) are determined. On samples where jarosite is present, or pH KCl < 4.5,
residual acid soluble sulfur (SRAS ) is determined on the soil residue remaining after peroxide
digestion.

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Dried samples - Methods of test Complete
suspension peroxide oxidation combined acidity
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and sulfur (SPOCAS) method

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