ISO 5667-15:2009提供了污水和自来水厂污泥、悬浮物、盐水沉积物和淡水沉积物样品的保存、处理和储存程序指南，直到实验室可以进行化学、物理、放射化学和/或生物检查。 ISO 5667-15:2009中的程序仅适用于污泥、沉积物和悬浮物的湿样。

ISO 5667-15:2009 provides guidance on procedures for the preservation, handling and storage of samples of sewage and waterworks sludge, suspended matter, saltwater sediments and freshwater sediments, until chemical, physical, radiochemical and/or biological examination can be undertaken in the laboratory. The procedures in ISO 5667-15:2009 are only applicable to wet samples of sludge, sediment and suspended matter.