Soil
sediments or other unconsolidated accumulations of solid particles (for example, minerals and organic matter) that are produced by the physical, chemical, and biological disintegration of parent material, or which has the ability to support rooted plants in a natural environment, or both; and which can include manufactured materials.
Adapted from Ref (1) 3.1.6.1
Discussion—Within this document, “soil” includes native soil, as well as unconsolidated material emplaced by human activities.