ISO10381-7ispartoftheISO10381seriesofstandardsthatprovideguidanceonsoilsamplingmethods.Specifically,ISO10381-7focusesonthesamplingofsoilgasfortheassessmentofsoilquality.Thisstandardoutlinesproceduresforcollectingsoilgassamplestoanalyzevolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)andothergaseouscontaminantsthatmaybepresentinthesoil.Themethodsdescribedinthisstandardareessentialforenvironmentalmonitoring,siteinvestigations,andriskassessments,particularlyinareaswheresoilcontaminationissuspected.Thestandardensuresthatsamplingisconductedinaconsistentandreliablemannertoobtainrepresentativedataforevaluatingsoilgasconditions.Itcoversaspectssuchassamplingequipment,samplepreservation,andhandlingtominimizecontaminationandensureaccurateresults.ISO10381-7iswidelyusedbyenvironmentalprofessionals,regulatoryagencies,andresearchersinvolvedinsoilqualityassessmentandremediationprojects.
