This standard defines terms used in the field of soil
quality.
The terms are classified under the following main
headings:
general terms and definitions (terms relating to
soil, to soil materials, to land and sites);
description of soil (soil characteristics, soil water,
properties of soils and substances, processes in
soil, contamination, background content);
sampling (general terms and definitions, sample
types/sampling type, sampling stages, execution
of sampling, quality control samples, sample
pretreatment, terms and definitions related to
geostatistics);
terms and definitions relating to the assessment
of soils (quality, assessment of soil and sites
with respect to risk, hazard and exposure, soil
protection);
remediation (general terms and definitions,
principal remediation types, engineering-based
methods, process-based treatment methods).
An alphabetical index is provided.