ISO-10381-5 Soil quality. Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination

International Organization for Standardization, Geneva; 2005
This part of ISO 10381 is one of a group of standards dealing with various aspects of site investigation and sampling. It should be used in conjunction with the other parts of ISO 10381 (see Foreword). Whilst serious cases of soil contamination mostly occur at urban and industrial sites, serious contamination of agricultural land can also occur (for example, due to pesticides usage, long-term irrigation and application of organic wastes). In such cases, a combination of the methodologies of ISO 10381-4 and ISO 10381-5 may be appropriate. When the objective of an investigation is related to plant growth, reference should be made to ISO 10381-4.
The general terminology used is in accordance with that established in ISO/TC 190 “Soil quality” and more particularly with the terminology given in ISO 11074.
The investigation of ground water, soil gas and surface water falls outside the scope of (this part of) ISO 10381. For more information on ground water and surface water sampling, see ISO 5667. Information on the sampling of soil gas is provided in ISO 10381-7.