9New and emerging policies that aim to set standards for protection and sustainable use of soil 10 are likely to require identification of geographical risk/ priority areas. Soil degradation can be 11 seen as the change or disturbance in soil quality and it is therefore crucial that soil and soil
22This method to systematically prioritise areas where detailed investigation is required, using a 23 ranking based against a desired level of action, could be relatively quick, easy and cost 24 effective. As such this has potential to fill in gaps and compliment existing monitoring programs 25 and assist in development and implementation of current and future soil protection legislation.
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