ISO10381-8ispartoftheinternationalstandardseriesonsoilqualityandsampling,specificallyfocusingonguidanceforthesamplingofsoilgas.Thisstandardprovidesdetailedproceduresandmethodologiesforcollectingsoilgassamplestoassesssoilquality,particularlyinrelationtogaseouscontaminantsandvolatilecompounds.Itcoversaspectssuchassamplingstrategies,equipmentrequirements,samplehandling,andpreservationtechniquestoensureaccurateandrepresentativeresults.Thestandardisessentialforenvironmentalmonitoring,riskassessment,andremediationprojectswheresoilgasdataiscritical.ItcomplementsotherpartsoftheISO10381series,whichaddressdifferentaspectsofsoilsamplingandanalysis.