pH

1:5

0.01M CaCl2

C 1:2

A 1:10

EPA

pH in Liquid and Soil

SW-846 Method 9040 (Liquid) and SW-846 Method 9045 (Soil)

Table 1. Summary of Holding Times and Preservation for liquid and soil pH

For noncalcareous soils:

1. Weigh 20 grams of soil in a 50 mL beaker. Add 20 mL of Type II water. Stir

the resulting suspension several times during the next 30 minutes.

2. Let the suspension to stand undisturbed for about 1 hour to allow most of
the suspended clay to settle out

For calcareous soils:

1. Weigh 10 grams of soil in a 50 mL beaker. Add 20 mL of 0.01M CaCl2. Stir the

resulting suspension several times during the next 30 minutes.
2. Let the suspension to stand undisturbed for about 1 hour to allow most of
the suspended clay to settle out.

pH

pH
SOIL, PLANT AND WATER REFERENCE METHODS FOR THE WESTERN
REGION 3rd Edition Dr. Ray Gavlak Dr. Donald Horneck Dr. Robert O. Miller

pH 1:2 pH 4.0~9.0 15%

1:5 1:10

pH in 1:5 soil:0.01M CaCl2 is not appropriate for soils rich in calcium carbonate

0.01M CaCl2 1:5

Although the soil:solution ratio influences the results of measurement

of pH in water, it has very little effect in saline solutions such as CaCl2

0.01 mol L1 (Conyers and Davey 1988). Nilsson et al. (1995)

recommended water: soil ratios higher than 10 (v:w or 2 in v:v) to obtain

reliable measurements of pHwater on organic soils.