ISO 18589-1:2005
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 1: General guidelines and definitions

Standard No.

ISO 18589-1:2005

Release Date

2005

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ISO 18589-1:2019

Latest

ISO 18589-1:2019

Scope

This part of ISO 18589 specifies the general requirements to carry out radionuclides tests on soil sample, including sampling. This part of ISO 18589 is addressed to people responsible for determining the radioactivity present in soils for the purpose of radiation protection. This may concern soils from gardens and farmland, urban or industrial sites, as well as soil not affected by human activities. This part of ISO 18589 is applicable to all laboratories regardless of the number of personnel or the extent of the scope of testing activities. When a laboratory does not undertake one or more of the activities covered by this part of ISO 18589, such as planning, sampling or testing, the requirements of those clauses do not apply. This part of ISO 18589 is to be used in conjunction with other parts of ISO 18589 that outline the setting up of programmes and sampling techniques, methods of general processing of samples in the laboratory and also methods for measuring the radioactivity in soil. Its purpose is the following: — define the main terms relating to soils, sampling, radioactivity and its measurement; — describe the origins of the radioactivity in soils; — define the main objectives of the study of radioactivity in soil samples; — present the principles of studies of soil radioactivity; — identify the analytical and procedural requirements when measuring radioactivity in soil. This part of ISO 18589 is applicable if radionuclide measurements for the purpose of radiation protection are to be made in the following cases: — initial characterization of radioactivity in the environment; — routine surveillance of the impact of nuclear installations or of the evolution of the general territory; — investigations of accident and incident situations; — planning and surveillance of remedial action; — decommissioning of installations or clearance of materials. This part of ISO 18589 is not intended to cover scientific investigations of soil radioactivity and therefore does not apply to aspects of such measurements.

ISO 18589-1:2005 Referenced Document

• ISO 10381-1:2002 Soil quality - Sampling - Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes
• ISO 10381-2:2002 Soil quality - Sampling - Part 2: Guidance on sampling techniques
• ISO 10381-3:2001 Soil quality - Sampling - Part 3: Guidance on safety
• ISO 11074-1:1996 Soil quality - Vocabulary - Part 1: Terms and definitions relating to the protection and pollution of the soil
• ISO 11074-2:1998 Soil quality - Vocabulary - Part 2: Terms and definitions relating to sampling
• ISO 11464 Soil quality - Pretreatment of samples for physico-chemical analysis*， 2006-07-01 Update
• ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories [Standard in French]*， 2017-11-01 Update

ISO 18589-1:2005 history

• 2019 ISO 18589-1:2019 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Soil — Part 1: General guidelines and definitions
• 2005 ISO 18589-1:2005 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 1: General guidelines and definitions