This database is a digital compilation of the data presented in the Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Full listing of reports associated with this data included below. Data should be projected in Geographic coordinate system WGS84 (latitude, longitude). UTM coordinates and zones are provided for reference because they were in the reports. SiteID is the KEY to connect the "Sites" data table to the "HorizonsAll" and/or "HorizonAverages" tables. Griffiths, M.A., Spires, T, and P. Barclay. 1984. Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Analytical Data 1980-1981. Volume 1: Soil Baseline Program. Terrestrial effects program acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Griffiths, M.A., Spires, T, and P. Barclay. 1984. Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Analytical Data 1980-1981. Volume 2: Analytical Data for Southern Ontario. Terrestrial effects program acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Griffiths, M.A., Spires, T, and P. Barclay. 1984. Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Analytical Data 1980-1981. Volume 3: Analytical Data for Northern Ontario. Terrestrial effects program acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Griffiths, M.A., Spires, T, and P. Barclay. 1983. Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Analytical Data 1980-1981. Volume 1: Soil Baseline Program. Terrestrial effects program acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Griffiths, M.A., Spires, T, and P. Barclay. 1983. Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Analytical Data 1980-1981. Volume 2: Analytical Data for Southern Ontario. Terrestrial effects program acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Griffiths, M.A., Spires, T, and P. Barclay. 1983. Ontario Soil Baseline Survey. Analytical Data 1980-1981. Volume 3: Analytical Data for Northern Ontario. Terrestrial effects program acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Griffin, H.D. (ed.). 1983. Procedures manual terrestrial effects acidic precipitation in Ontario study (APIOS). APIOS Report No. 007/83. Technical Subcommittee, Terrestrial Effects Working Group. Ontario Ministry of the Environment. SitesThis data tab is a transcription directly from the site descriptions in the above-noted reports, with some corrections to coordinates for certain sites where errors we made (e.g., site in middle of Lake Huron) SiteIDSite Identifier SiteNameName of the sampling site UTM_ZoneUTM Zone for easting and northing EastingUTM Easting coordinate NorthingUTM Northing coordinate Latitude_WGS84Latitude in WGS 1984 Longitude_WGS84Longitude in WGS 1984 DateDate of Sampling SeriesName of soil series ClassificationSoil Classification as the Canadian System of Soil Classification LandformGenral landform description Parent_MaterialGeneral parent material description VegetationGeneral vegetation description SlopeGeneral slope description CommentsSite or sampling comments Field AbbreviationField Name HorizonsAllThis data tab is a transcription directly from the data tables in the above-noted reports, with some corrections to coordinates for certain sites where errors we made (e.g., site in middle of Lake Huron) Column HeadingColumn Heading DescriptionUnitsMethodReference SiteIDSite Identifier HorizonIDHorizon Identifier Horizon_NumberHorizon Number Sample_NoSample Number HorizonHorizon Designation UpperUpper Depthcm LowerLower Depthcm ThicknessHorizon Thicknesscm ColourSoil Color SandSand Content%wet sieve/sedimentation and pipette analysisDay, P.R. 1965. Particle fractionation and particle size analysis. Methods of Analysis. Part 1. C.A. Black et al. (eds.) Agronomy Monograph No. 9, Madison, Wisconsin: 545-567. Green, A.J. 1978. Particle Size Analysis. Manual on Soil Sampling and methods of analysis. J.A. McKeague (ed.). Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 4-13. SiltSilt Content%wet sieve/sedimentation and pipette analysis ClayClay Content %wet sieve/sedimentation and pipette analysis pH_H2OSoil pH in water1:2 soil:solution ratio in distilled waterMcKeague, J.A. 1978. Manual on soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 66-68. Hesse, P.R. 1971. Soil chemical analysis. John Murray Pub. Ltd. London; 19-36. pH_CaCl2Soil pH in calcium chloride1:2 soil:solution ratio in distilled 0.01m calcium chloride Organic_COrganic carbon content%Walkley-BlackAllison, L.E. 1965. Organic carbon. Methods of Analysis. Part 2. C.A. Black et al. (eds.) Agronomy Monograph No. 9, Madison, Wisconsin: 1367-1378.. Total_NitrogenTotal nitrogen contentmg/gtotal Kjeldahl NOntario Ministry of the Environment. 1981. Outlines of analytical methods. Water quality section laboratory services branch. Pp. 246. Extr_SExtractable sulphurug/gsoluble S in distilled water, measured by ICP Extr_SO4Extractable sulphateug/gsoluble SO4 in distilled water, measured by ion chromatographyBallantyne, A.K. 1978. Soluble salts. Manual on Soil Sampling and methods of analysis. J.A. McKeague (ed.). Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 71. Avail_PAvailable phosphorusug/gNa-bicarbonate extratantOlsen, S.R. et al. 1954. Estimation of available phosphorus in soils by extraction sodium bicarbonate. USDA Circular No. 939, Washington, D.C. Hesse, P.R. 1971. Soil chemical analysis. John Murray Pub. London; 255-300. Total_PTotal phosphorusug/gNa-bicarbonate extratant Avail_AlAvailable aluminiumug/gsoluble aluminium in 0.01M CaCl2 extractantHoyt, P.B. and M. Nyborg. 1971. Toxic metals in acid soil: I. Estimation of plant available aluminium. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 35: 236-240. Hoyt, P.B. and M.D. Webber. 1974. Rapid measurement of plant-available aluminium and manganese in acid Canadaian soils. Can. J. Soil Sci. 54: 53-61. CaExchangeable Calciumug/gNaCl-exchangeableGrove, J.H. et al. 1982. Determination of the charge character of selected acid soils. J. Soil. Sci. Soc. Amer. 46: 32-38. Osborne, W.E. 1978. Cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations. Manual on Soil Sampling and methods of analysis. J.A. McKeague (ed.). Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 72-75. MgExchangeable Magnesiumug/gNaCl-exchangeable KExchangeable Potassiumug/gNaCl-exchangeable AlExchangeable Aluminiumug/gNaCl-exchangeable CECCation Exchange Capacityme/100gsummation of Ca, Mg, K and Al cationsn/a Pyrophosphate_FePyrophosphate extractable iron%Na-pyrophosphate extractantBascomb, C.L. 1968. Distribution of pyrophosphate extractable iron and organic carbon in soils of various soil groups. J. Soil. Sci. 19: 251-268. McKeague, J.A. 1978. Manual on soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 104-105. Pyrophosphate_AlPyrophosphate extractable aluminium%Na-pyrophosphate extractant Pyrophosphate_MnPyrophosphate extractable manganese%Na-pyrophosphate extractant Dithionite_FeDithionite extractable iron%Na-dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractantMehra, O.P. and M.L. Jackson. 1960. Iron oxide removal from soils and clays by a dithionite-citrate system buffered with sodium bicarbonate. Clays and Clay Minerals. 5: 317-317. McKeague, J.A. and J.H. Day. 1966. Dithionite and oxalate-extractable Fe and Al as aids in differentiating various classes of soils. Can. J. Soil. Sci. 46: 13-22. Dithionite_AlDithionite extractable aluminium%Na-dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractant Dithionite_MnDithionite extractable manganese%Na-dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractant CaCO3Calcium carbonate equivalent%reaction with HCl and CO2 measurement using volumetric calcimeterAllison, L.E. and C.D. Moodie. 1965. Carbonates methods of soil analysis. Part 2. C.A. Black et al. (eds.) Agronomy Monograph No. 9, Madison, Wisconsin: 1388-1392. Driemanis, A. 1962. Quantitative gasometric determination of calcite and dolomite using Cittick apparatus. J. Sedimentary Petrology. 32(3): 520-529. ZnTrace metals - Zincug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractableBock, R. 1979. Decomposition methods in analytical chemistry. International Textbook Co. Ltd. London; 212-232. Hesse, P.R. 1971. Soil chemical analysis. John Murray Pub. London; 371-374. CuTrace metals - Copperug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractable NiTrace Metals - Nickelug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractable PbTrace Metals - Leadug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractable HorizonAveragesThis table is a simplified version of the data in the HorizonsAll table. The data was simplified by calculating the average values for the analytical data, since sampling was performed in duplicate. This table therefore provides one analytical record per horizon, and would likely be preferred for mapping purposes. Column HeadingColumn Heading DescriptionUnitsMethodReference SiteIDSite Identifier HorizonIDHorizon Identifier HorizonHorizon Designation UpperUpper Depthcm LowerLower Depthcm ThicknessHorizon Thicknesscm ColourSoil Color SandSand Content%wet sieve/sedimentation and pipette analysisDay, P.R. 1965. Particle fractionation and particle size analysis. Methods of Analysis. Part 1. C.A. Black et al. (eds.) Agronomy Monograph No. 9, Madison, Wisconsin: 545-567. Green, A.J. 1978. Particle Size Analysis. Manual on Soil Sampling and methods of analysis. J.A. McKeague (ed.). Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 4-13. SiltSilt Content%wet sieve/sedimentation and pipette analysis ClayClay Content %wet sieve/sedimentation and pipette analysis pH_H2OSoil pH in water1:2 soil:solution ratio in distilled waterMcKeague, J.A. 1978. Manual on soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 66-68. Hesse, P.R. 1971. Soil chemical analysis. John Murray Pub. Ltd. London; 19-36. pH_CaCl2Soil pH in calcium chloride1:2 soil:solution ratio in distilled 0.01m calcium chloride Organic_COrganic carbon content%Walkley-BlackAllison, L.E. 1965. Organic carbon. Methods of Analysis. Part 2. C.A. Black et al. (eds.) Agronomy Monograph No. 9, Madison, Wisconsin: 1367-1378.. Total_NitrogenTotal nitrogen contentmg/gtotal Kjeldahl NOntario Ministry of the Environment. 1981. Outlines of analytical methods. Water quality section laboratory services branch. Pp. 246. Extr_SExtractable sulphurug/gsoluble S in distilled water, measured by ICP Extr_SO4Extractable sulphateug/gsoluble SO4 in distilled water, measured by ion chromatographyBallantyne, A.K. 1978. Soluble salts. Manual on Soil Sampling and methods of analysis. J.A. McKeague (ed.). Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 71. Avail_PAvailable phosphorusug/gNa-bicarbonate extratantOlsen, S.R. et al. 1954. Estimation of available phosphorus in soils by extraction sodium bicarbonate. USDA Circular No. 939, Washington, D.C. Hesse, P.R. 1971. Soil chemical analysis. John Murray Pub. London; 255-300. Total_PTotal phosphorusug/gNa-bicarbonate extratant Avail_AlAvailable aluminiumug/gsoluble aluminium in 0.01M CaCl2 extractantHoyt, P.B. and M. Nyborg. 1971. Toxic metals in acid soil: I. Estimation of plant available aluminium. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 35: 236-240. Hoyt, P.B. and M.D. Webber. 1974. Rapid measurement of plant-available aluminium and manganese in acid Canadaian soils. Can. J. Soil Sci. 54: 53-61. CaExchangeable Calciumug/gNaCl-exchangeableGrove, J.H. et al. 1982. Determination of the charge character of selected acid soils. J. Soil. Sci. Soc. Amer. 46: 32-38. Osborne, W.E. 1978. Cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations. Manual on Soil Sampling and methods of analysis. J.A. McKeague (ed.). Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 72-75. MgExchangeable Magnesiumug/gNaCl-exchangeable KExchangeable Potassiumug/gNaCl-exchangeable AlExchangeable Aluminiumug/gNaCl-exchangeable CECCation Exchange Capacityme/100gsummation of Ca, Mg, K and Al cationsn/a Pyrophosphate_FePyrophosphate extractable iron%Na-pyrophosphate extractantBascomb, C.L. 1968. Distribution of pyrophosphate extractable iron and organic carbon in soils of various soil groups. J. Soil. Sci. 19: 251-268. McKeague, J.A. 1978. Manual on soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canada Soil Survey Committee on Methods of Analysis, Ottawa; 104-105. Pyrophosphate_AlPyrophosphate extractable aluminium%Na-pyrophosphate extractant Pyrophosphate_MnPyrophosphate extractable manganese%Na-pyrophosphate extractant Dithionite_FeDithionite extractable iron%Na-dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractantMehra, O.P. and M.L. Jackson. 1960. Iron oxide removal from soils and clays by a dithionite-citrate system buffered with sodium bicarbonate. Clays and Clay Minerals. 5: 317-317. McKeague, J.A. and J.H. Day. 1966. Dithionite and oxalate-extractable Fe and Al as aids in differentiating various classes of soils. Can. J. Soil. Sci. 46: 13-22. Dithionite_AlDithionite extractable aluminium%Na-dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractant Dithionite_MnDithionite extractable manganese%Na-dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate extractant CaCO3Calcium carbonate equivalent%reaction with HCl and CO2 measurement using volumetric calcimeterAllison, L.E. and C.D. Moodie. 1965. Carbonates methods of soil analysis. Part 2. C.A. Black et al. (eds.) Agronomy Monograph No. 9, Madison, Wisconsin: 1388-1392. Driemanis, A. 1962. Quantitative gasometric determination of calcite and dolomite using Cittick apparatus. J. Sedimentary Petrology. 32(3): 520-529. ZnTrace metals - Zincug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractableBock, R. 1979. Decomposition methods in analytical chemistry. International Textbook Co. Ltd. London; 212-232. Hesse, P.R. 1971. Soil chemical analysis. John Murray Pub. London; 371-374. CuTrace metals - Copperug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractable NiTrace Metals - Nickelug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractable PbTrace Metals - Leadug/gHNO3/HClO4-extractable