Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 2: Guidance for the selection of the sampling strategy, sampling and pre-treatment of samples (ISO 18589-2:2022)

This document specifies the general requirements, based on ISO 11074 and ISO/IEC 17025, for all steps in the planning (desk study and area reconnaissance) of the sampling and the preparation of samples for testing. It includes the selection of the sampling strategy, the outline of the sampling plan, the presentation of general sampling methods and equipment, as well as the methodology of the pre-treatment of samples adapted to the measurements of the activity of radionuclides in soil including granular materials of mineral origin which contain NORM or artificial radionuclides, such as sludge, sediment, construction debris, solid waste of different type and materials from technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (mining, coal combustion, phosphate fertilizer production etc.).

Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement - Sol - Partie 2: Lignes directrices pour la sélection de la stratégie d'échantillonnage, l'échantillonnage et le prétraitement des échantillons (ISO 18589-2:2022)

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13.080.01 - Soil quality and pedology in general

17.240 - Radiation measurements

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CEN/TC 430 - Nuclear energy, nuclear technologies, and radiological protection

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Merjenje radioaktivnosti v okolju - Tla - 2. del: Navodila za izbiro strategije
vzorčenja, vzorčenje in predobdelavo vzorcev (ISO 18589-2:2022)
Measurement of radioactivity in the environment - Soil - Part 2: Guidance for the
selection of the sampling strategy, sampling and pre-treatment of samples (ISO 18589-
2:2022)
Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement - Sol - Partie 2: Lignes directrices
pour la sélection de la stratégie d'échantillonnage, l'échantillonnage et le prétraitement
des échantillons (ISO 18589-2:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 18589-2
ICS:
13.080.01 Kakovost tal in pedologija na Soil quality and pedology in
splošno general
17.240 Merjenje sevanja Radiation measurements
oSIST prEN ISO 18589-2:2024 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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oSIST prEN ISO 18589-2:2024
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18589-2
Third edition
2022-12
Measurement of radioactivity in the
environment — Soil —
Part 2:
Guidance for the selection of the
sampling strategy, sampling and pre-
treatment of samples
Mesurage de la radioactivité dans l'environnement — Sol —
Partie 2: Lignes directrices pour la sélection de la stratégie
d'échantillonnage, l'échantillonnage et le prétraitement des
échantillons
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ISO 18589-2:2022(E)
© ISO 2022

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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols . 2
5 Principle . 2
6 Sampling strategy . 4
6.1 General . 4
6.2 Initial investigation . 4
6.3 Types of sampling strategies . 4
6.4 Selection of the sampling strategy.
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