Is there a standard method to measure soil pH (acidity)?

Subject: Is there a standard method to measure soil pH (acidity)?

Date: Mon Jun 21 05:05:13 1999
Posted by Ewen McLaughlin
Grade level: undergrad School: Swansea College
City: Swansea State/Province: Wales Country: UK
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 929959513.Es

Message:


I've searched high a low for a standard method to measure soil pH, but with no 
luck. I'm a chemistry lecturer but even our geology lecturer's don't know if 
there's a standard technique. They advise mixing the soil with water and 
sticking a pH probe in - but this seems really crude! Is there a recognised 
method?

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