What is ISO 16751 about?
ISO 16751 discusses soil quality. ISO 16751 specifies an extraction method to determine the bioavailable (potential and environmental available) fraction and the non-bioavailable fraction of a contaminant in soil using a “receiver phase” for an organic contaminant with strong sorbing or complexing properties.
The method is applicable for non-polar organic contaminants with an aqueous solubility of <100 mg/l. The method is applicable for soil and soil-like material including (dredged) sediments.
Who is ISO 16751 for?
ISO 16751 on determining the potentially bioavailable fraction and the non-bioavailable fraction using a strong adsorbent or complexing agent is useful for:
- Researchers involved in soil sciences
- Analytical laboratories involved in soil sciences
- Ecologists and conservationists
- Microbiologists
Why should you use ISO 16751?
One of the consequences of the worldwide industrial revolution has been the contamination of soils. There are various extraction methods to determine the concentration of potentially bioavailable fraction and the non-bioavailable fraction.
The method described in ISO 16751 enables the measurement of the potential bioavailable and the non-bioavailable fraction of a contaminant in soil. ISO 16751 provides you with two methods of determining potentially available and non-available fractions. The cyclodextrin method and the tenax® method. ISO 16751 also provides you with the formula to calculate the potential bioavailable and the non-bioavailable fraction of a contaminant in soil and to express the test results accurately.
ISO 16751 helps you to determine the potential bioavailable and the non-bioavailable fraction of a contaminant in soil so you can calculate the total contamination of the soil.
