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  • BS ISO 18311 : 2016

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    SOIL QUALITY - METHOD FOR TESTING EFFECTS OF SOIL CONTAMINANTS ON THE FEEDING ACTIVITY OF SOIL DWELLING ORGANISMS - BAIT-LAMINA TEST

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    Published date:  01-02-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principle
    5 Reagents and material
    6 Apparatus (equipment)
    7 Procedure
    8 Expression of results
    9 Validity of the test
    10 Statistical analysis
    11 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Use of the bait-lamina method for
            monitoring the biological quality of soils
    Annex B (informative) - Examples are taken from one study
            performed in the Brazilian Amazon forest in which the
            removal of the litter layer was used as stressor
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines a technique for determining the effects of anthropogenic impacts (e.g. substances) in the context of the prevailing environmental conditions on the feeding activity of soil organisms in the field.

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    Committee EH/4
    Development Note Supersedes 14/30272314 DC. (02/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 11268-3:2014 Soil quality Effects of pollutants on earthworms Part 3: Guidance on the determination of effects in field situations
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    ISO 11272:2017 Soil quality — Determination of dry bulk density
    ISO 11277:2009 Soil quality Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material Method by sieving and sedimentation
    ISO 23611-6:2012 Soil quality — Sampling of soil invertebrates — Part 6: Guidance for the design of sampling programmes with soil invertebrates
    ISO 11461:2001 Soil quality — Determination of soil water content as a volume fraction using coring sleeves — Gravimetric method
    ISO 15799:2003 Soil quality Guidance on the ecotoxicological characterization of soils and soil materials
    ISO 13878:1998 Soil quality Determination of total nitrogen content by dry combustion ("elemental analysis")
    ISO 11268-2:2012 Soil quality — Effects of pollutants on earthworms — Part 2: Determination of effects on reproduction of Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei
    ISO 11274:1998 Soil quality Determination of the water-retention characteristic Laboratory methods
    ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
    ISO 10694:1995 Soil quality Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion (elementary analysis)
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