From mining scars to sustainable futures: ISO 24419-1 drives renewal in Peru
A practical example of how remediation of mining legacies, supported by ISO standards, can build trust, resilience and long-term value.
Soil quality standards protect and improve soil health, crucial for agriculture, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration. They guide sustainable land use and soil management practices.
Top standards
Soil quality — Sampling of soil invertebrates
Part 6: Design of sampling programmes with soil invertebrates
Soil quality — Sampling of soil invertebrates
Part 1: Hand-sorting and extraction of earthworms
Sludge and solid environmental matrices — Determination of dry residue or water content and calculation of the dry matter fraction on a mass basis
Soil quality — Pretreatment of samples for physico-chemical analysis
Soil quality — Determination of particle size distribution in mineral soil material — Method by sieving and sedimentation
Soil quality — Determination of effective cation exchange capacity and base saturation level using barium chloride solution
Soil quality — Effects of pollutants on earthworms
Part 1: Determination of acute toxicity to Eisenia fetida/Eisenia andrei
Insights
The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.
Smart farming: the transformative potential of data-driven agriculture
Smart farming and precision agriculture leverage technologies like agricultural drones, robotics, IoT sensors, GPS and farm management information systems to improve production efficiency.