Saline Soils

The data represents the occurrence of saline soils in the agricultural area of Alberta. A Saline Soils is a non-alkali (pH less than 8.5 and exchangeable-sodium less than 15%) soil containing soluble salts in great enough quantities that they interfere with the growth of most crop plants. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:30 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:30 (UTC)
contact_email 310FARM@gov.ab.ca
contact_person {"en": "Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry"}
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open_canada_date_published 2016-07-13 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["ALBERTA", "CHEMICAL-SOIL-TYPES", "DOWNLOADABLE-DATA", "GEOSCIENTIFICINFORMATION", "SALINE-SODIC-SOILS", "SALINITY", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["ALBERTA", "TYPES DE SOLS CHIMIQUES", "DONNÉES TÉLÉCHARGEABLES", "INFORMATIONS GÉOSCIENTIFIQUES", "SOLS SALINS ET SODIQUES", "SALINITÉ", "Information gouvernementale"]}
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