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South Australia Coastal Risk Mapping reports

• Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Program (CASSP) Final Report (PDF file, 1.4 MB) February 2003
• Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Program (CASSP) Progress Report 4 (PDF file, 363 kB) 31 December 2002
• Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Program (CASSP) Progress Report 3 (PDF file, 293 kB) 30 September 2002
• Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Program (CASSP) Progress Report 2 (PDF file, 946 kB) 30 July 2002
• Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils Program (CASSP) Progress Report 1 (PDF file, 739 kB) 10 May 2002

Barker Inlet

Reports compiled by: Brett Thomas, Barker Inlet Project Officer and PhD Student
CSIRO Land and Water, PMB 2, Glen Osmond SA 5064

Please note some large file sizes below.

• Stage 1 Report Demonstrating amelioration of Acid Sulfate Barker Inlet / Gillman area, South (PDF, 313kB)
  [Contents page with links to separate appendices files]
  • Report Milestones (PDF, 305 kB)
  • Appendix A. Report to BIPEC Meeting 11th July 2001 (PDF, 280 kB)
  • Appendix B. Literature Review of Acid Sulfate Soils and the environment in the Barker Inlet/ Gillman area (PDF, 7.56 MB)
  • Appendix C. Field trip guide to suitable areas for demonstrating amelioration of Acid Sulfate Soils in the Barker Inlet/ Gillman area (PDF, 615 kB)
  • Appendix D. Agenda & Minutes of CASSP Meetings (PDF, 662 kB)
  • Appendix E. Preliminary characterisation of Acid Sulfate Soils in part of the Barker Inlet/ Gillman area (PDF, 1.71 MB)
  • Appendix F. Review of possible suitable rehabilitation management methods applicable to ameliorate Acid Sulfate Soils in the Barker Inlet/ Gillman area (PDF, 642 kB)
  • Appendix G. Articles published during the reporting period (PDF, 2.5 MB)
  • Appendix H. Press Release (PDF, 174 kB)
• Stage 2 Progress Report (PDF, 200 kB)
• Stage 3 Progress Report (PDF, 219 kB)
• Stage 4 Progress Report (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Stage 5 Progress Report (PDF, 381 kB)
• Final Report Feb 2003 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
  • Appendix 1. Acid Sulfate Soil Technical Manual - Version 1.2 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
  • Appendix 2. Coastline Pamphlet (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• St Kilda Mangrove Boardwalk Acid Sulfate Soils Educational Pamphlet (PDF, 440 kB)
• Abstract: Approaches to remediation of acid sulfate soils in Barker Inlet, South Australia. Published in the 5th International CASS Conference transactions. An oral presentation detailing this abstract was presented by Brett at the conference in August/September 2002 at Tweed Heads. (PDF, 30 kB)
  Reference:
  Thomas B.P., Fitzpatrick R.W., Merry R.H., Hicks W.S. and Davies P.G. (2002) Approaches to remediation of acid sulfate soils in Barker Inlet, South Australia. 5th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference, Tweed Heads, NSW, 25th to 30th August 2002. Book of extended abstracts p 67-68.
• Abstract: Properties and distribution of South Australian coastal sulfate soils and their environmental hazards. Published in the 5th International CASS Conference transactions. (PDF, 24 kB)
  A poster detailing this abstract was presented at the conference in August/September 2002 at Tweed Heads. (PDF, 24 kB)
  Reference:
  Fitzpatrick R. W., Davies P.G., Thomas B. P., Merry R. H., Fotheringham D. G and Hicks W. S. (2002). Properties and distribution of South Australian coastal acid sulfate soils and their environmental hazards. 5th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference, Tweed Heads, NSW, 25th to 30th August 2002. Book of extended abstracts. p. 40 –41.
  (5th IASS Conf Poster.pdf)
• Extended Abstract: Managing Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils: The Barker Inlet example. Published in the Proceedings of the CRC LEME Regional Regolith Symposia 2003. An oral presentation detailing this abstract was presented by Brett at the conference in November 2003 at Adelaide. (PDF, 1.4 MB) [external site]
  Reference:
  Thomas B. P., Fitzpatrick R. W., Merry R. H. and Hicks W S. 2003. Managing Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils: The Barker Inlet example. In: Roach I. C. ed. 2003. Advances in Regolith, pp. 406-410.
• Poster: Managing Coastal Acid Sulfate Soils: A Technical Manual for Barker Inlet South Australia. Presented at the ASSSI World Soil Day Special Poster Display, December 5, 2003. (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Contemporary and relict processes in a coastal acid sulfate soil sequence: microscopic features. Paper and poster to be presented at the International Soil Science Society Conference, December 5, 2004. (PDF, 75 kB) [External site]
  Reference:
  Poch R. M., Thomas B.P., Fitzpatrick R.W., Merry R.H., Self P. G. and Raven M. D. 2004. 2004 “SuperSoil”. Proceedings of the International Soil Science Conference 2004. 5-9, December 2004, Sydney, Australia.
• Contemporary and relict processes in a coastal acid sulfate soil sequence: macroscopic and geomorphic features. Paper and oral presentation to be presented at the International Soil Science Society Conference, December 5, 2004. [External site]
  Reference:
  Thomas B.P., Fitzpatrick R.W., Merry R.H., Poch R. M., Hicks W. S. and Raven M. D. 2004. 2004 “SuperSoil”. Proceedings of the International Soil Science Conference 2004. 5-9, December 2004, Sydney, Australia.
• Poster: Contemporary and relict processes in a coastal acid sulfate soil sequence: macroscopic and geomorphic features. Presented at the International Soil Science Conference 2004. 5-9, December 2004, Sydney, Australia. (PDF, 1 MB)
• Poster: Contemporary and relict processes in a coastal acid sulfate soil sequence: microscopic features. Presented at the International Soil Science Conference 2004. 5-9, December 2004, Sydney, Australia (PDF, 1.3 MB )