EN ISO 17616:2022

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2023
Kakovost tal - Navodilo za izbiro in vrednotenje bioloških preskusov za
ekotoksikološko karakterizacijo tal in talnih materialov (ISO 17616:2019)
Soil quality - Guidance on the choice and evaluation of bioassays for ecotoxicological
characterization of soils and soil materials (ISO 17616:2019)
Bodenbeschaffenheit - Anleitung für die Auswahl und Beurteilung von Biotestverfahren
zur ökotoxikologischen Charakterisierung von Böden und Bodenmaterialien (ISO
17616:2019)
Qualité du sol - Lignes directrices relatives aux choix et à l'évaluation des essais
appliqués pour la caractérisation écotoxicologique des sols et des matériaux de type sol
(ISO 17616:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 17616:2022
ICS:
13.080.05 Preiskava tal na splošno Examination of soils in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 17616
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.080.05
English Version
Soil quality - Guidance on the choice and evaluation of
bioassays for ecotoxicological characterization of soils and
soil materials (ISO 17616:2019)
Qualité du sol - Lignes directrices relatives aux choix et Bodenbeschaffenheit - Anleitung für die Auswahl und
à l'évaluation des essais appliqués pour la Beurteilung von Biotestverfahren zur
caractérisation écotoxicologique des sols et des ökotoxikologischen Charakterisierung von Böden und
matériaux de type sol (ISO 17616:2019) Bodenmaterialien (ISO 17616:2019)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
The text of ISO 17616:2019 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 190 "Soil quality” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 17616:2022 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 444 “Environmental characterization of solid matrices” the secretariat of
which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2023.
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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 17616:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 17616:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17616
Second edition
2019-10
Soil quality — Guidance on the choice
and evaluation of bioassays for
ecotoxicological characterization of
soils and soil materials
Qualité du sol — Lignes directrices relatives aux choix et
à l'évaluation des essais appliqués pour la caractérisation
écotoxicologique des sols et des matériaux de type sol
Reference number
ISO 17616:2019(E)
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ISO 17616:2019(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Assessment . 1
3.2 Types of soil and other soil materials . 2
3.3 Terms relating to Soil characteristics . 2
3.4 Land and sites . 3
4 Principles and applications of test batteries . 3
5 Testing strategy and interpretation of test results according to the use and re-use of
soils / soil materials and soil functions . 4
5.1 Monitoring of soil treatment success . 4
5.2 Assessment of the ecotoxic potential of soils / soil materials . 4
5.2.1 General. 4
5.2.2 Choice of test battery and evaluation of test results for assessing retention
function . 5
5.2.3 Choice of test battery and evaluation of test results for assessing habitat
function . 8
Annex A (informative) Tests with soil eluate — Expression of results .10
Bibliography .11
ISO 17616:2019(E)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 190, Soil quality, Subcommittee SC 4,
Biological characterization.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 17616:2008), which has been technically
revised. The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
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— definitions for “soil use” and “ecosystem service” have been added to Clause 3;
— end points of ecotoxicity tests (e.g. mortality, reproduction, growth, genotoxicity, and other
functional activities), as well as the overall principles and application of test batteries have been
clarified in Clause 4;
— sub-chronic toxicity tests have been added;
— Figure 1 was revised;
— Tables 1 and 2 (test batteries for retention and habitat function assessment, respectively) have been
revised (test categories, test organisms added/deleted, references updated).
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ISO 17616:2019(E)
Introduction
The characterization of contaminated soils can be based on strategies considering chemical analyses
and/or bioassays. ISO 15799 provides guidance on the selection of experimental methods for the
assessment of the ecotoxic potential of soils and soil materials (e.g. excavated and remediated soils,
refills, embankments) with respect to their intended use or re-use, and possible adverse effects on
aquatic and soil dwelling organisms.
An assessment strategy giving instructions for the choice and evaluation of test results is hence
proposed. The evaluation of the bioassays outcome is based on empirically-derived critical dilution
levels that take into account the sensitivity of the test system and the intended use/re-use of the site
under investigation. This approach intends to contribute to an effective and comparable assessment
[1]
within the ecotoxicological characterization of contaminated soil or soil materials . The test systems
included in this approach are not mandatory and may be replaced or accomplished by other test methods.
Nevertheless, the selected test systems have proved to appropriately characterize contaminated soils
...