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surface soil

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surface soil [′sər·fəs ‚sȯil]
(geology)
The soil extending 5 to 8 inches (13 to 20 centimeters) below the surface.


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Tests at the site revealed significantly elevated levels of lead and PCBs in surface soil, according to the EPA.
The soil-stabilizing process begins when a long, rotating needle-like drill bit pierces the surface soil and moves downward, carving a column-shaped hole in the ground.
If you shim the double-disk openers, you also have to move in the depth wheels to keep dry surface soil from falling into the seed trench prematurely.
 
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