ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15799 Second edition 2019-03 Soil quality Guidance on the ecotoxicological characterization of soils and soil materials Qualite du sol - Lignes directrices relatives a la caractérisation écotoxicologique des sols et des matériaux du sol Reference number IS0 15799:2019(E) osi @ IS0 2019 IS0 15799:2019(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0 2019 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +41 22 749 01 11 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved IS0 15799:2019(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Field of application .3 4.1 Soils and areas of soil use where ecotoxicity tests should be considered .3 4.2 Soils and areas of soil use where ecotoxicological tests are not necessary 3 5 Selection of tests according to the use/re-use of soils and soil materials and soil functions 4 5.1 Use of ecotoxicity tests. ..4 5.2 General criteria for selection of tests .4 5.3 Considerations for the examination of soil functions ..5 5.3.1 Retention function. 5 5.3.2 Habitat function. ..5 6 Sampling, transport, storage and sample preparation ..7 7 Limitations of proposed biotests for soils/soil materials ..8 Annex A (informative) Standardized forms of recommended test systems .9 Bibliography .47 @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved ii