Las normas de calidad del suelo protegen y mejoran el estado del suelo, crucial para la agricultura, la biodiversidad y el secuestro de carbono. Orientan el uso sostenible de la tierra y las prácticas de gestión del suelo.

Perspectivas

The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.
Smart farming: the transformative potential of data-driven agriculture
Smart farming and precision agriculture leverage technologies like agricultural drones, robotics, IoT sensors, GPS and farm management information systems to improve production efficiency.

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New standard to tackle land degradation

We live in a world where growing populations, over-development and ever-changing climate patterns are taking a daily toll on the land around us. Droughts, floods, over-cultivation, deforestation, the draining of water supplies, and unsustainable practices in general, are literally pillaging our earth. A new standard aiming to help combat that has just reached a crucial stage.

Sample standards

Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Soil
Part 7: In situ measurement of gamma-emitting radionuclides

Soil, treated biowaste and sludge — Determination of dioxins and furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls by gas chromatography with mass selective detection (HRMS or MS/MS)

Soil and waste characterization — Temperature dependent differentiation of total carbon (TOC400, ROC, TIC900)

Sludge, treated biowaste, soil and waste — Determination of dry residue or water content and calculation of the dry matter fraction on a mass basis

Environmental Solid Matrices — Determination of hydrocarbon content in the range of C10 to C40 by gas chromatography

Soil quality — Gas chromatographic determination of volatile aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons and selected ethers — Static headspace method