This standard defines a list of terms used in the field of soil quality. The terms are classified under the following main headings: - General terms (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, contamintion, background content) - Sampling (general terms, sample types, sampling stages, execution of sampling, quality control samples, sample pre-treatment - Terms relating to the assessment of soils (quality, assessment of soil and sites with respect to risk, hazard and exposure, soil protection) - Remeditation (general terms, princi