BS ISO 19204:2017 describes in a general way the application of the soil quality TRIAD approach for the
site-specific ecological risk assessment of contaminated soils. In detail, it presents in a transparent
way three lines of evidence (chemistry, ecotoxicology and ecology) which together allow an efficient,
ecologically robust but also practical risk assessment of contaminated soils. This procedure can also be
applicable to other stress factors, such as acidification, soil compaction, salinization, loss of soil organic
substance, and erosion. However, so far, no experience has been gained with these other applications.
Therefore, this document focuses on soils contaminated by chemicals.NOTE 1 This document focuses on ecological risk assessment. Thus, it does not cover human health end points.In view of the nature of this document, the investigation procedure is described on a general level. It
does not contain details of technical procedures for the actual assessment. However, this document
includes references relating to technical standards (e.g. ISO 15799, ISO 17616) which are useful for the
actual performance of the three lines of evidence.In ecological risk assessment, the effects of soil contamination on the ecosystem are related to the
intended land use and the requirements that this use sets for properly functioning soil. This document
describes the basic steps relating to a coherent tool for a site-specific risk assessment with opportunities
to work out site-specific details.This document can also be used for the evaluation of clean-up operations, remediation processes or
management measures (i.e. for the evaluation of the environmental quality after having performed
such actions).NOTE 2 This document starts when it has already been decided that an ecological risk assessment at a given
site needs to be performed. In other words, the practical performance of the soil quality TRIAD and the evaluation
of the individual test results will be described. Thus, nothing will be said about decisions whether (and if yes,
how) the results of the assessment are included in soil management measures or not.NOTE 3 The TRIAD approach can be used for different parts of the environment, but this document focuses
mostly on the soil compartment. Comparable documents for other environmental compartments are intended
to be prepared in addition (e.g. the terrestrial aboveground compartment) in order to perform a complete site
assessment, based on the same principles and processes.Cross References:ISO 11063ISO 11074ISO 11267ISO 11268-2ISO 11269-2ISO 11348-3ISO 13829ISO 14238ISO 15799ISO 17126ISO 17155ISO 17402ISO 17512-1ISO 17512-2ISO 17601ISO 17616ISO 18187ISO 18311ISO 18400-101ISO 18400-102ISO 18400-103ISO/DIS 18400-104ISO 18400-105ISO 18400-107ISO/DIS 18400-206ISO 18772ISO 22030ISO 23611-1ISO 23611-2ISO 23611-3ISO 23611-4ISO 23611-5ISO 23611-6ISO/TS 29843-1ISO/TS 29843-2ISO/IEC 17025All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.