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PS 3217-1-2026
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Soil quality — Determination of soil microbial biomass — Part 1: Substrate-induced respiration method
Committee:
Environment
Sector:
Environment
Available Standards
Original Standard
إنجليزي (English)
9
Page
2026
International Classification for Standards (ICS)
| Code | Classification |
|---|---|
| 13.080.30 | Biological properties of soils |
Adopted Standards
| Standards / Amendment / Corrigendum | |
|---|---|
| 1 | ISO 14240-1:1997 |
Replacement Sequence
| Replaces |
|---|
| PS 3217-1-2015 |
Scope
This part of PS 3217 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 PS 3217.