ISO 19258:2005

Soil quality — Guidance on the determination of background values ISO 19258:2005

Publication date:   Dec 6, 2005

Scope

ISO 19258:2005 provides guidance on the principles and main methods for the determination of pedo-geochemical background values and background values for inorganic and organic substances in soils. ISO 19258:2005 gives guidance on strategies for sampling and data processing and identifies methods for sampling and analysis. ISO 19258:2005 does not give guidance on the determination of background values for groundwater and sediments.