Acid sulfate soils
General information
- Assessment of hydraulic conductivity in coastal floodplain acid sulfate soils on the north coast of NSW
- An introduction to acid sulfate soils
- Coastal backswamps: restoring their values
- Hydraulic conductivity - a simple test for shallow coastal acid sulfate soils
- Restoring the balance - guidelines for managing floodgates and drainage systems on coastal floodplains
- Water quality monitoring in acid sulfate soil areas
Leaflets
- 1. Managing floodgates to improve drain water quality
- 2. Managing drains to reduce acid export
- 3. Managing drains and tidal creeks for fish passage
- 4. Managing salt water when opening floodgates
- 5. How leaky are your soils? Groundwater flow in acid sulfate soils
- 6. Floodgates and retention structures: choosing the right design
Posters
- Acid avoidance behaviour in juvenile snapper
- Deep flooding of ASS backswamps: links to estuarine de-oxygenation and scald formation
- Improving fish stocks through better floodgate management in ASS catchments
- Lateral salt seepage into shallow coastal aquifers from tidal drains after floodgate opening
- Melaleuca quinquenervia encroachment in drained sulfidic backswamps: links to increasing groundwater acidity
- Source of salinity in low coastal floodplains and effects on sugar cane yield
Video clips
Reports
Newsletter
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ASS Manual
A detailed technical reference manual with sections on planning, assessment and management, laboratory methods, drainage, groundwater, drain clearing and industry guidelines ($50.00 plus $5 postage). For copies, contact NSW Department of Planning.