Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 80-1-7 - SALE OF AGRICULTURAL LIME
Section 80-1-7-.05 - Neutralizing Value Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Limestone and Ground Shells used as agricultural liming materials shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 90% calcium carbonate equivalent.
(2) Chalk used as agricultural liming material shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 80% calcium carbonate equivalent.
(3) Burnt lime, hydrated lime, and industrial by-products used as agricultural liming material shall have a calcium carbonate equivalent neutralizing value of not less than that guaranteed on the label of the product.
(4) An agricultural liming material of 100 mesh fineness when mixed with enough water for application as a spray shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 44% calcium carbonate equivalent on a net weight basis.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-23-9.