Designation:D5883−12StandardGuideforUseofRotaryKilnProducedExpandedShale,ClayorSlate(ESCS)asaMineralAmendmentinTopsoilUsedforLandscapingandRelatedPurposes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5883;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisguidecoversthematerialcharacteristics,physicalrequirements,andsamplingappropriateforthedesignationofthematerialasamineralamendment.1.2ThepresenceinthetopsoilofthecorrectnutrientandpHlevelisnecessaryforhealthyplantgrowth.Thisguidedoesnot,however,coveradeterminationofthenutrients,northeiravailability.2NOTE1—Thenutrientcontentoftopsoilisimportantandthechemicalsusuallyevaluatedarenitrogen,phosphate,andpotassium.Nutrientdefi-cienciesmaybecorrectedbyusingfertilizers.Excesssolublesaltsshouldbeexaminedastotheirdesirability.Theacidityoralkalinityofthesoilisalsoimportant.Excessaciditymaybecorrectedbytheapplicationoflimedust.Excessalkalinitymaybecorrectedbytheapplicationofsulfurorothersuitableacidifyingcompounds.Thelatteritem,inadditiontoloweringpH,alsocouldbeconsideredasanaggregatewhenconsideringtheparticlesizedistribution.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisguideoffersanorganizedcollectionofinformationoraseriesofoptionsanddoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceeducationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthisguidemaybeapplicableinallcircumstances.ThisASTMstandardisnotintendedtorepre-sentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichth...
