Acid sulfate soils of the Maryborough area of...

This dataset comprises general soils mapping for the Maryborough area in the Burnett-Mary, South East Queensland, reinterpreted for acid sulfate soils hazard. The mapping covers parts of the Boonooroo, Howard, Maryborough and Pialba 1: 50,000 map sheets (9446-1, 9447-3, 9446-4, 9447-2) and was completed in 2002. The mapping is at a scale of 1: 50,000 and while not equivalent to an Acid Sulfate Soils Map, the data is intended to be used in a similar fashion until it is replaced with a map based on the standard sampling protocols for acid sulfate soils mapping in Queensland. Since this coverage comprises reinterpreted historical soils data, the extent of the ASS depicted is likely an underestimate. In addition, no acid sulfate soil borehole descriptions or laboratory data exist for this area, and no report accompanies the map. This map may be used for strategic land use planning. It is also appropriate for a very general preliminary assessment of acid sulfate hazard at property scale. However, it is not sufficiently detailed for intensive development planning.