Classification of reclaimed soils in post industrial areas

This paper presents an algorithm for qualitative classification (valuation) of reclaimed areas. Methods of conventional soil-quality valuation are useless for classification of reclaimed soils, which are deprived of macroscopic qualitative attributes. An alternative algorithm, based on the results of laboratory determinations, is desirable. The valuation model presented herein uses premises resulting from the database of soil patterns contained in soil-class charts, empirical data from observations of variability in soil profiles, and assumptions concerning the impact of land morphology on soil value for use.