Pennsylvania Soil Information
Here we provide information to help understand soils and in conducting land-use decision making.
- Site also includes a detailed color educational guide to hydric soil indicators for the Mid-Atlantic region
- Agronomy Series #87: Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Standard Sample Data Summary
- Agronomy Series #88: Geology and Soils of Nittany Valley
- Agronomy Series #90: Collection of Papers Describing and Documenting the Soil Survey of Pennsylvania
- Agronomy Series #92: Periglacial Features in Pennsylvania
- Agronomy Series #95: Location and Distribution of Soils of the World, United States, and Pennsylvania
- Agronomy Series #100: Paleosols in Pennsylvania
- Agronomy Series #103: Distribution of Soils of the Northeastern United States
- Agronomy Series #105: Amorphous Material in Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #108: Color and Mottling in Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #112: Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Data Summary for Standard Samples
- Agronomy Series #116: Geomorphology and Soils of the Northeastern United States and Pennsylvania: A series of Reprints
- Agronomy Series #117: Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Methods Manual 2nd Edition
- Agronomy Series #118: A Comparison of Soil Characterization Laboratory Methods
- Agronomy Series #119: Fragipans in Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #120: Central Appalachian Periglacial Geomorphology. A Field Excursion Guidebook
- Agronomy Series #126: Total Elemental Analysis of Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #127: Iron and Aluminum in Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #131: Argillic Horizons in Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #132: Listing of Characterized Soils in Pennsylvania
- Agronomy Series #133: Cambic Horizons in Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #135: Genesis of Pennsylvania’s Limestone Soils
- Agronomy Series #139: Epipedons Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #140: Metals Data for Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #145: Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Database System Documentation
- Agronomy Series #146: Radiocarbon Data for Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #147: Pennsylvania’s Fragipans
- Agronomy Series #148: Major and Trace Elements in Southwestern Pennsylvania Soils
- Agronomy Series #149: The pH Base Saturation Relationships of Pennsylvania Subsoils
- Soil Climate Regimes of Pennsylvania
Soils, Landscapes and Effluent Disposal
Basic soil information is vital for many homeowners and landowners in Pennsylvania. In 1989, Dr. Ed Ciolkosz and Dr. Dan Fritton worked to create the following video helping landowners and sewage enforcement owners understand some of the basics of soils, landscapes and how they are important in disposing of effluent from septic systems. The video is targeted to the Ridge and Valley province of Pennsylvania, but provides very useful base knowledge of soils and landscapes
