Designation:C602−13aStandardSpecificationforAgriculturalLimingMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC602;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversagriculturallimingmaterials,suchasquicklime(burntlime),hydratedlime,limestone,(calciticanddolomitic),marl,shells,andby-productsinclud-ingslag,limekilndustandothermaterials.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C25TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofLimestone,Quicklime,andHydratedLimeC50PracticeforSampling,SamplePreparation,Packaging,andMarkingofLimeandLimestoneProductsC110TestMethodsforPhysicalTestingofQuicklime,HydratedLime,andLimestoneC125TerminologyRelatingtoConcreteandConcreteAg-gregatesC1271TestMethodforX-raySpectrometricAnalysisofLimeandLimestoneC1301TestMethodforMajorandTraceElementsinLime-stoneandLimebyInductivelyCoupledPlasma-AtomicEmissionSpectroscopy(ICP)andAtomicAbsorption(AA)D3176PracticeforUltimateAnalysisofCoalandCokeE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1agriculturallimingmaterial—aproductwhosecal-ciumandmagnesiumcompoundsarecapableofneutralizingsoilacidity.3.1.2air-cooledblast-furnaceslagandgranulatedblast-furnaceslag—air-cooledblast-furnaceslagandgranulatedblastfurnaceslagasdefinedinTerminologyC125.3.1.3calciumcarbonateequivalent(C.C.E.)—theacid-neutralizingcapacity(ofanagricultural...
