ISO 16720:2005
Soil quality - Pretreatment of samples by freeze-drying for subsequent analysis
- Standard No.
- ISO 16720:2005
- Release Date
- 2005
- Published By
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Latest
- ISO 16720:2005
- Scope
- This International Standard specifies a method for pretreatment of soil samples by freeze-drying for subsequent analysis. This International Standard is applicable to soil samples for subsequent determination of elements or organic compounds recognized as non-volatile under freeze-drying conditions. Generally, this International Standard can also be applied to samples from sludges and sediments. This method is also applicable as a first step for the determination of dry matter (or water) content, for instance in the case of samples with high water content.
ISO 16720:2005 history
- 2005 ISO 16720:2005 Soil quality - Pretreatment of samples by freeze-drying for subsequent analysis
