ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18400-105 First edition 2017-01 Soil quality - Sampling - Part 105: Packaging, transport, storage and preservation of samples Qualité du sol - Echantillonnage - Partie 105: Emballage, transport, stockage et conservation des echantillons Reference number IS0 18400-105:2017(E) International Organization for Standardization eeZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 @ IS0 2017 Not for Resale, 2017/3/28 02:55:03 mitted without license from IHS IS0 18400-105:2017(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2017, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, 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 Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org icensee-ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZoISQ s31.7 - All rights reserved Not for Resale, 2017/3/28 02:55:03 networking permited without license from IHS IS0 18400-105:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Incorporation in the sampling plan. ..2 5 Preparing samples for consignment .2 5.1 General. .2 5.2 Containers. ..2 5.3 Labels 4 5.4 Preservation of samples. 4 5.5 Filling containers and preparing samples and containers for consignment and transport. 4 5.6 Sealing and consignment .5 5.7 Preservation of samples. 5 6 Preservation prior to transport .5 6.1 General requirements ..5 6.2 Cooling and freezing. 7 6.3 Airtight storage. 6.4 Nitrogen atmosphere 6.5 Hazardous materials ..8 7 Transport. .8 7.1 General requirements ..8 7.2 Special transportation requirements .8 7.2.1 Dry soils. .8 7.2.2 Samples for biological testing. ..8 7.2.3 Samples for DNA or RNA analysis 7.2.4 Drill cores .8 7.2.5 Cut soil cylinders. 7.2.6 Large volumes of soil. ..8 8 Delivery .9 Bibliography ..10 iii icensee=ZHEJIANG INST OF STANDARDIZATION C1 5956617 vided by IHS under lic without license from IHS