Acid sulfate soils publications

Government of Western Australia

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Reports, fact sheets, tools and guidance.

Last updated: 3 May 2023

National acid sulfate soils guidance

View the Australian Government's National acid sulfate soils guidance.

Guidelines for identifying and managing acid sulfate soils

Identification and investigation of acid sulfate soils and acidic landscapes

Treatment and management of soil and water in acid sulfate soil landscapes

Planning guidelines - Acid sulfate soils

Managing urban development in acid sulfate soil areas

Tools

Cone of depression calculator

Lime rate calculator

Understanding acid sulfate soils and acidic groundwater

What are acid sulfate soils?

Acid sulfate soil risk maps

Introduction to acidic saline groundwater in the WA Wheatbelt — characteristics, distribution, risks and management

Mineralogy and chemistry of sandy acid sulfate soils in the Perth metropolitan area of the Swan Coastal Plain

Experimental oxidation of Bassendean sands in soil columns

Risk and acidity characterisation mapping

HG24 - Acid Sulfate Soil Survey of shallow regolith on the Scott Coastal Plain

Acid sulfate soil survey - Superficial geological sediments adjacent to the Peel Harvey estuary

Acid sulfate soil survey in Perth metropolitan region, Swan Coastal Plain

Groundwater interactions with acid sulfate soil: a case study in Torbay, Western Australia

Avon catchment acidic groundwater – geochemical risk assessment

Assessment of acidic saline groundwater hazard in the Western Australian Wheatbelt: Yarra Yarra, Blackwood and South Coast

Aquatic impacts of acid sulfate soils

Sediment quality in three south-western Australian estuaries

Acid sulfate soils and acidic drainage - Impacts on coastal waterways of South West WA

Treatment and management

Effects of Gnangara allocation scenarios on groundwater acidification from exposed acid sulfate soils

Proposed guidelines for treating acidic drain water in the Avon catchment, Western Australia: adapting acid mine drainage treatment systems for saline acidic drains

Acidic water discharge criteria for saline aquatic ecosystems in the WA Wheatbelt – a technical discussion paper

Using composting beds to treat acidity in saline drain water

Treating acidity in saline water and sediments in the Wallatin Creek catchment using a hydrated lime dosing unit

Journal articles authored by our team

Miller et al. 2009. Relationship between Metals Leached and Soil Type from Potential Acid Sulphate Soils under Acidic and Neutral Conditions in Western Australia. Water Air & Soil Pollution.

Kilminster, K & Cartwright, I 2011. 'A sulfur-stable-isotope-based screening tool for assessing impact of acid sulphate soils on waterways', Marine and Freshwater Research, Vol. 62 (2) pp. 152–61.

Degens 2011. Performance of Pilot-Scale Sulphate-Reducing Bioreactors Treating Acidic Saline Water Under Semi-Arid Conditions. Water Air & Soil Pollution.