What is Subsoil?
{{multiple issues| {{copyedit|date=April 2024}} {{disputed|date=April 2024}} {{expert-subject|date=April 2024}} }} '''Subsoil''' is a kind of [[soil]] that can be found under the initial layer of soil. It is composed of sand, silt, and clay. It is critical in [[tree anchorage]], and because of [[water-logging]] it can help vegetation survive [[drought]] and such.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subsoil|url=https://tarmac.com/products/soils/subsoil/|access-date=2024-04-02|website=Tarmac|language=en-US}}</ref> It is important in respect to the foundation of structures and buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subsoil & Foundation|url=https://geoconsulting.biz/building-ground-and-foundation-engineering/|access-date=2024-04-11|website=Geoconsulting|language=de}}</ref> == Subsoil locations == Subsoil can be found in, but is not limited to: * United States<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Soils {{!}} Natural Resources Conservation Service|url=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/education-and-teaching-materials/state-soils|access-date=2024-04-11|website=www.nrcs.usda.gov|language=en}}</ref> * United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web|title=LandIS - Land Information System - National Soil Map - NATMAP subsoil texture|url=https://www.landis.org.uk/data/nmsubsoiltexture.cfm|access-date=2024-04-11|website=www.landis.org.uk}}</ref> * India<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=85b4a25a0a164f03b4426f523a0178ed|access-date=2024-04-11|website=www.arcgis.com}}</ref> * Brazil<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-04-11|title=Central Brazil's Subsoil Moisture Still Looks Bad|url=https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/03/28/central-brazils-subsoil-moisture-bad|access-date=2024-04-11|website=DTN Progressive Farmer|language=en-US}}</ref> * Oceans<ref>{{Cite web|title=Law on Subsoil – Policies|url=https://www.iea.org/policies/11890-law-on-subsoil|access-date=2024-04-11|website=IEA|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[File:Devon Culm Subsoil - geograph.org.uk - 344702.jpg|thumb|Subsoil can be found in the United Kingdom.]] ==References== {{reflist}}