ISO 19258:2018
Soil quality — Guidance on the determination of background values
This document gives guidelines for the principles and main methods for the determination of background values for inorganic and organic substances in soils at a local/regional scale. The site scale is excluded.
It gives guidelines for sampling and data processing strategies. It identifies methods for sampling and analysis.
This document does not apply to the determination of background values for groundwater and sediments.
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Procedures
5.1 General
5.2 Objectives and technical approaches
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Substances and parameters
5.2.3 Study area
5.2.4 Time period
5.2.5 Scale of sampling
5.3 Evaluation of existing data
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Completeness of data sets/minimum requirements
5.3.3 Comparability of data (sampling, nomenclatures, analyses)
5.3.4 Examination of outliers
5.4 Collection of new data
5.4.1 Sampling
5.4.2 Soil analysis
5.5 Data processing and presentation
5.5.1 Statistical evaluation of data
5.5.2 Data presentation and reporting
6 Data handling/quality control
Annex A (informative) Outlier tests
Annex B (informative) Examples of the main substances and parameters
Bibliography
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Procedures
5.1 General
5.2 Objectives and technical approaches
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Substances and parameters
5.2.3 Study area
5.2.4 Time period
5.2.5 Scale of sampling
5.3 Evaluation of existing data
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Completeness of data sets/minimum requirements
5.3.3 Comparability of data (sampling, nomenclatures, analyses)
5.3.4 Examination of outliers
5.4 Collection of new data
5.4.1 Sampling
5.4.2 Soil analysis
5.5 Data processing and presentation
5.5.1 Statistical evaluation of data
5.5.2 Data presentation and reporting
6 Data handling/quality control
Annex A (informative) Outlier tests
Annex B (informative) Examples of the main substances and parameters
Bibliography