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IS 2720 : Part 22 : 1972

Title :-Methods of test for soils: Part 22 Determination of organic matter (First Revision)

Unit Price

Status

Amendment

Reaffirmed

Gr 3

Active

1

2001

Page Size

No. of Pages

Tech. Committee

 

A5

10

CED 43

 

UDC 624.131.371


1 Scope

1.1 Section 1 of this standard (Part XXII) lays down the method for determining the percentage by weight of the organic matter present in soils based on the determination of the organic carbon content of the soil.

2 References

IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 266 : 1961 Specification for sulphuric acid

IS 2720 : Part I : 1972 Methods of test for soils: Part I Preparation of dry soil specimen for various tests