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Classification of Anthropogenic Soils

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In U.S. Soil Taxonomy, anthropogenic soils are classified into two basic categories depending on type of soil parent material: (1) human-altered material (HAM), and (2) human-transported material (HTM). Generally speaking, a surface layer of HTM or HAM ≥50 cm thick must be present in order for a pedon to be classified using the anthropogenic soil profile.

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Howard, J. (2017). Classification of Anthropogenic Soils. In: Anthropogenic Soils. Progress in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54331-4_6

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