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SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THE VON POST HUMIFICATION SCALE

DESCRIPTION

SYMBOL PROPORTION DECAY / NATURE OF LIQUIDS


NATURE OF PLANT
EXTRUDED BETWEEN DECOMPOSITION EXPRESSED ON
RESIDUES
FINGERS LEVEL SQUEEZING
Yields only clear water
Plant structure
H1 None Undecomposed unaltered coloured light yellow-
brown
Almost clear yellow-
H2 None Almost decomposed Plant structure distinct brown

Very weakly Plant structure distinct;


H3 None decomposed most identifiable Slightly turbid brown

Very weakly Plant structure distinct; Yields strongly turbid


H4 None decomposed most identifiable water

Plant structure clear but Strongly turbid contains


Moderately
H5 Very little decomposed becoming indistinct a little peat in
suspension

Plant structure indistinct Muddy, much peat in


H6 One-third Well decomposed suspension

Indistinct with few


H7 One-half Strongly decomposed remains identifiable Strongly muddy

Very indistinct, only


Very strongly Thick mud, little free
H8 Two-thirds decomposed plant fibres and wood water
identifiable

Almost completely Plant structure almost


H9 Nearly all decomposed unrecognisable No free water

Completely
H10 All decomposed Completely amorphous No free water

Source: Conserving Bogs | The Management Handbook


Stuart Brooks, Rob Stoneman, Astrid Hanlon, Tim Thom
2nd Edition 2014

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