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BS EN ISO 14240-1:2011

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Soil quality. Determination of soil microbial biomass Substrate-induced respiration method
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-31-2011

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Principle
5 Test conditions
6 Reagents and materials
7 Apparatus
8 Procedure
9 Calculation of results
10 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Bibliography

Describes a method for estimating the active aerobic, heterotrophic microbial biomass in aerated agricultural and mineral soils.

This part of ISO 14240 specifies a method for estimating the active aerobic, heterotrophic microbial biomass in aerated agricultural and mineral soils.

Determination of the effects of chemicals on biomass is outside the scope of this part of ISO 14240.

Committee
EH/4
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers & supersedes BS 7755-4.4.1(1997). 2011 version incorporates corrigendum to BS 7755-4.4.1(1997). (08/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 14240-1:1997 Identical
EN ISO 14240-1:2011 Identical

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ISO 11277:2009 Soil quality Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material Method by sieving and sedimentation
ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
ISO 10694:1995 Soil quality Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion (elementary analysis)
ISO 11266:1994 Soil quality — Guidance on laboratory testing for biodegradation of organic chemicals in soil under aerobic conditions
ISO 11260:1994 Soil quality Determination of effective cation exchange capacity and base saturation level using barium chloride solution

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