# ISO 19258:2005 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 19258:2005, item title is Soil quality — Guidance on the determination of background values; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 19258:2018 | ISO/PWI 19258; withdrawn / published date is 2005-12-06, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 19258:2005 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Soil quality — Guidance on the determination of background values _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 19258:2018 | ISO/PWI 19258 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2005-12-06 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 33772,IS,,ISO 19258:2005,Soil quality — Guidance on the determination of background values,Qualité du sol — Guide pour la détermination des valeurs de bruit de fond,2005-12-06,1,['13.080.99'],ISO/TC 190/SC 7,9599,,"[67982,62601]","['en','fr']",24,
ISO 19258:2005 provides guidance on the principles and main methods for the determination of pedo-geochemical background values and background values for inorganic and organic substances in soils. ISO 19258:2005 gives guidance on strategies for sampling and data processing and identifies methods for sampling and analysis. ISO 19258:2005 does not give guidance on the determination of background values for groundwater and sediments.
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