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ISO 18400-206:2018

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Soil quality — Sampling — Part 206: Collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory

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English, French, Polish

Published date

19-10-2018

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This document provides standard procedures for the collection, handling and storage of soil for subsequent biological testing under aerobic conditions in the laboratory. It applies to the collection, handling and storage for assessing the effects of soil on microorganisms, invertebrates (e.g. survival, reproduction, growth, behaviour) and plants (e.g. development, growth). This document is not applicable to the handling of soil where anaerobic conditions need to be maintained throughout.

This document describes how to minimize the effects of differences in temperature, water content, and availability of oxygen on aerobic processes as well as the fractionation of soil particles to facilitate reproducible laboratory determinations[1][2].

This document is mainly applicable to temperate soils. Soils collected from extreme climates (e.g. permafrost, tropical soils) can require special handling.

NOTE This document does not provide standard procedures on the collection, handling and storage of soil organisms when assessing the structure and function of soil organism communities in the field. Such standard procedures are provided in ISO 23611‑1 to ISO 23611‑6.

Committee
ISO/TC 190/SC 4
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
ProductNote
This standard also refers : ISO 18400-205
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
SS-ISO 18400-206:2021 Identical
NF ISO 18400-206 April 2019 Identical
BS ISO 18400-206:2018 Identical

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