1.1该分类是通过实验室试验对泥炭样品进行细分和命名的系统。 1.2 本标准并非旨在解决与其使用相关的所有安全问题（如有）。本标准的用户有责任在使用前制定适当的安全和健康实践，并确定监管限制的适用性。 ====意义和用途====== 4.1本分类的目的是规范泥炭材料的命名，以便泥炭生产者能够更好地识别产品，泥炭消费者能够更好地选择泥炭材料以满足要求。 该系统也可用于泥炭资源评估、环境影响报告和初步工程研究。本分类中选择使用的参数是已确定的与泥炭的农业/园艺、岩土工程和能源使用有关的参数。 注1 — 本标准产生的结果的质量取决于执行该标准的人员的能力，以及所用设备和设施的适用性。符合实践标准的机构 D3740 通常认为能够胜任和客观的测试/采样/检查/等。本标准的用户应注意遵守惯例 D3740 本身不能保证可靠的测试。可靠的测试取决于许多因素；实践 D3740 提供了一种评估其中一些因素的方法。

1.1 This classification is a system for subdividing and assigning nomenclature to peat samples through laboratory tests. 1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. ====== Significance And Use ====== 4.1 The purpose of this classification is to standardize the naming of peat materials so that the peat-producer can better identify the product and the peat-consumer can better select peat materials to meet requirements. This system may also be used for peat resource evaluations, environmental impact reports, and preliminary engineering studies. The parameters selected for use in this classification are ones which have been determined to relate to the agricultural/horticultural, geotechnical, and energy uses of peats. Note 1 — The quality of the results produced by this standard is dependent on the competence of the personnel performing it, and the suitability of the equipment and facilities used. Agencies that meet the criteria of Practice D3740 are generally considered capable of competent and objective testing/sampling/inspection/and the like. Users of this standard are cautioned that compliance with Practice D3740 does not in itself assure reliable testing. Reliable testing depends on many factors; Practice D3740 provides a means of evaluating some of those factors.