State Standard No. AZS 834-5-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination.

This State Standard has been set by Technical Committee (TK 09) on ecology and has been registered by the Decision No. 006 of the Collegium of the State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Patent. This State Standard is authentic translation of ISO 10381-5:2005 Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination. The initial inspection shall be in 2020 to determine the requirements of the standard to comply with the international standards, norms, rules and recommendations. This State Standard gives guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites, where either it is known that soil contamination is present, or the presence of soil contamination is suspected. This Standard is applicable where there is a need to establish the contamination status of the site, or there is a need to establish the environmental quality of the site for other purposes. This Standard includes guidance on the information required in general and on the collection of information that is necessary for risk assessment and/or the development of remedial action plans.

Implements: Presidential Decree No. 155 on the approval of the statute and committee structure of the Azerbaijani State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents. (2009-08-31)