ISO10381-1isaninternationalstandardthatprovidesguidanceonthesamplingofsoilsforthepurposeofassessingsoilquality.Itoutlinesproceduresandprinciplesforthecollection,handling,storage,andpreservationofsoilsamplestoensurerepresentativeandreliableresults.Thestandardispartofaseriesthatcoversvariousaspectsofsoilsamplingandiswidelyusedinenvironmentalmonitoring,agriculturalstudies,andcontaminationassessments.Itemphasizestheimportanceofpropersamplingtechniquestominimizeerrorsandvariability,ensuringthatthesamplesaccuratelyreflecttheconditionsofthesoilbeingstudied.Thestandardisapplicabletoawiderangeofsoiltypesandconditions,makingitavaluabletoolforresearchers,regulators,andpractitionersinvolvedinsoilqualityevaluation.
