Common ground

摘要

Does it matter if the soil is polluted? Are our children safe playing in the sandbox? How do we know if the soil is polluted? Can we sustain growing crops or should we care about potentially limiting factors like nutrient levels, declining organic matter content, erosion, moisture content, etc.? To provide answers to these questions, methods on measuring and testing are required. Good standards are essential for a good standard of living. Standards developed by ISO/TC 190, Soil quality, assist in providing clarity for agricultural, biological and environmental users.