stable

Name	Notation	Description	Types	Status
abandoned hazardous site	3.1	hazardous site (3.201) left by the owner or other responsible...	Concept	stable
active soil gas sampling	3.10	sampling (3.410) by extracting a certain volume of soil gas (...	Concept	stable
core sample	3.100	sample (3.398) obtained from a core (3.99)	Concept	stable
correlatory sample	3.101	sample (3.398) collected to describe correspondence in charac...	Concept	stable
cover system	3.102	one or more layers of materials, such as soils, suitable mine...	Concept	stable
critical concentration	3.103	quantitative estimate of a concentration (3.86) of one or mor...	Concept	stable
critical load	3.104	quantitative estimate of the input of one or more pollutants ...	Concept	stable
cross contamination	3.105	undesired result due to: — collection of a sam...	Concept	stable
cumulative CO2 evolution	3.106	total area bounded by the line of the soil respiration rate (...	Concept	stable
cutting cylinder	3.107	cylindrical device with removable top and base forced into th...	Concept	stable
cycle threshold	3.108	number of qPCR (3.360) cycles required for the fluorescent si...	Concept	stable
degraded land	3.109	land which, due to natural processes or human activity, is no...	Concept	stable
actual increment size	3.11	amount of material that is present in an increment (3.218)	Concept	stable
data quality objectives	3.110	statement of the required detection limits, accuracy, reprodu...	Concept	stable
dead volume	3.111	volume which is present between the suction opening of the so...	Concept	stable
dechlorination	3.112	chemical process designed to remove chlorine from organic che...	Concept	stable
decomposition	3.113	breakdown of complex organic substances into simpler molecule...	Concept	stable
decontamination	3.114	removal or partial removal of hazardous substances (3.202) fr...	Concept	stable
deep soil	3.115	soil in which plants can achieve a rooting depth of 50 c...	Concept	stable
degradation	3.116	physical and chemical breakdown of the substances	Concept	stable
degraded soil	3.117	soil whose natural properties and soil functions (3.453) have...	Concept	stable
dehydrogenase activity	3.118	activity of hydrogen-abstracting enzymes (3.149) which are in...	Concept	stable
dense non-aqueous phase liquid	3.119	non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) (3.291) denser than water	Concept	stable
actual sample size	3.12	amount of material that is present in the sample (3.398)	Concept	stable
depth related sample	3.120	sample (3.398) collected at a predefined depth independent of...	Concept	stable
derelict site	3.121	site (3.443) so damaged by human activity as to be incapable ...	Concept	stable
dermal exposure	3.122	rate or concentration (3.86) of substances capable of penetra...	Concept	stable
diapause	3.123	interruption of metabolism during egg, larva, pupa, or imago ...	Concept	stable
diffuse source input	3.124	input of a substance emitted from moving sources, from source...	Concept	stable
direct method	3.125	method of analysis where the soil gas (3.454)sample (3.398) (...	Concept	stable
direct-reading detecting tube	3.126	tube filled with reagents which, after drawing through certai...	Concept	stable
displacement barrier	3.127	in-ground barrier installed without excavation (3.155)	Concept	stable
dissolved organic carbon	3.128	concentration (3.86) of organic carbon (3.300) remaining in s...	Concept	stable
disturbed sample	3.129	sample (3.398) obtained from the ground without preservation ...	Concept	stable
aerobic	3.13	descriptive of a condition with molecular oxygen available	Concept	stable
donor site	3.130	site (3.443) from which soil material (3.459) is removed for ...	Concept	stable
dose	3.131	amount of a substance reaching a receptor (3.370)	Concept	stable
dose-response relationship	3.132	effect a given dose (3.131) (or equivalent quantity for non-a...	Concept	stable
dredged material	3.133	solid material excavated or otherwise removed from waters, e....	Concept	stable
drilling	3.134	process by which a borehole (3.56) is produced in any soil, g...	Concept	stable
drying	3.135	process of removing the soil water (3.479) from a sample (3.3...	Concept	stable
DT-50	3.136	time taken for the concentration (3.86) of a given compound t...	Concept	stable
DT-90	3.137	time taken for the concentration (3.86) of a given compound t...	Concept	stable
earthwork	3.138	reuse of soil material (3.391) for civil engineering and cons...	Concept	stable
ecological effect	3.139	change to an aspect of the ecosystem caused by anthropogenic ...	Concept	stable
aerobic biological treatment	3.14	biological treatment (3.46) in the presence of oxygen	Concept	stable
ecosystem service	3.140	service that is (directly or indirectly) provided by an ecosy...	Concept	stable
effect concentration for x % effect	3.141	concentration (3.86) (mass fraction) of a test material (3.52...	Concept	stable
effectiveness	3.142	measure of the ability of a remediation (3.380) method to ach...	Concept	stable
electrokinetic remediation	3.143	application of electrokinetic processes, such as electro-osmo...	Concept	stable
engineering-based method	3.144	civil engineering technique (e.g. excavation (3.155), contain...	Concept	stable
environmental fate analysis	3.145	analysis of the fate of the contaminant (3.91) once it is rel...	Concept	stable
environmental justice	3.146	combination of environmental rights and environmental respons...	Concept	stable
environmental medium	3.147	soil, underlying material, sediments (3.433), surface water, ...	Concept	stable
environmental protection plan	3.148	plan providing an assessment of the environmental risks (3.39...	Concept	stable
enzyme	3.149	biologically produced protein catalyst that accelerates the c...	Concept	stable
aftercare management	3.15	measures applied on completion of remedial works or as an int...	Concept	stable
equivalent carbon number	3.150	empirically determined parameter related to the boiling point...	Concept	stable
essential trace element	3.151	element essential in low concentrations (3.86) for plant or a...	Concept	stable
ex situ treatment method	3.152	treatment method applied to medium (3.262) to be treated (e.g...	Concept	stable
excavated barrier	3.153	barrier formed in an excavation (3.155)	Concept	stable
excavated soil	3.154	soil material (3.459) extracted from the ground	Concept	stable
excavation	3.155	removal of soil, anthropogenic ground (3.30) (e.g. fill (3.16...	Concept	stable
exploratory investigation	3.156	collection of samples (3.398) for analysis to confirm the hyp...	Concept	stable
exposed population investigation	3.157	characterization of the population (3.331) possibly exposed t...	Concept	stable
exposure	3.158	location where a soil/rock or other geological feature (e.g. ...	Concept	stable
exposure	3.159	rate or concentration (3.86) of a substance or agent reaching...	Concept	stable
aggressive soil conditions	3.16	soil conditions potentially damaging to buildings and constru...	Concept	stable
exposure	3.160	rate or concentration (3.86) of a substance or agent reaching...	Concept	stable
exposure assessment	3.161	process of establishing whether, and how much, exposure (3.15...	Concept	stable
exposure pathway	3.162	path, route or other means, a contaminant (3.91) or hazardous...	Concept	stable
exposure pathway identification	3.163	determination of the relevant exposure pathways (3.162) for t...	Concept	stable
extractable fraction	3.164	amount of an element extracted under defined conditions, e.g....	Concept	stable
field blank	3.165	container prepared in the laboratory using reagent water or o...	Concept	stable
field capacity	3.166	maximum water content that an unsaturated soil can retain aga...	Concept	stable
field sample	3.167	sample (3.398) obtained and/or formed on-site during an inves...	Concept	stable
field spike	3.168	sample (3.398) collected in the field and spiked with compoun...	Concept	stable
fill	3.169	anthropogenic ground (3.30) in which the material has been se...	Concept	stable
air-sparging	3.17	introduction of air under pressure into the groundwater (3.19...	Concept	stable
filter characteristic	3.170	ability of a soil to retain or bind solid, dissolved, or gase...	Concept	stable
final sample	3.171	sample (3.398) obtained at the final step of multistage sampl...	Concept	stable
fraction	3.172	group of aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons (3.18), or both, ...	Concept	stable
freeze-dried bacteria	3.173	bacterial culture preserved through the removal of water from...	Concept	stable
fresh sample	3.174	sample (3.398) used for analysis and testing without prelimin...	Concept	stable
fungal treatment	3.175	biological treatment (3.46) based on use of fungi (e.g. dry r...	Concept	stable
gas chromatography	3.176	analytical method that is used to separate and determine the ...	Concept	stable
gas control system	3.177	system designed to control the migration and release of landf...	Concept	stable
gas migration	3.178	movement of gas from the source (3.484) through the ground to...	Concept	stable
gas monitoring well	3.179	standpipe suitably installed inside a borehole (3.56) from wh...	Concept	stable
aliphatic hydrocarbon	3.18	acyclic or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated carbon compound, ...	Concept	stable
gas protection measure	3.180	measure to protect buildings from landfill (3.238) and other ...	Concept	stable
gas sampling	3.181	collection of a volume of soil gas (3.454) contained in the p...	Concept	stable
general exposure pattern	3.182	level of exposure (3.158) (3.159) (3.160) to different potent...	Concept	stable
geocomposite	3.183	product made from a combination of two or more geoproducts (3...	Concept	stable
geogrid	3.184	synthetic material in the form of a net or mesh used in civil...	Concept	stable
geomembrane	3.185	plastic sheeting used in civil engineering and related activi...	Concept	stable
geoproduct	3.186	geosynthetic (3.188) and similar product made from natural ma...	Concept	stable
geostatistics	3.187	statistical methodology based on the use of spatial coordinat...	Concept	stable
geosynthetic	3.188	geotextile (3.189), geomembrane (3.185), etc. made from synth...	Concept	stable
geotextile	3.189	woven, non-woven, or knitted permeable textile used in civil ...	Concept	stable
aliquot	3.19	known amount of a homogeneous (3.204) material, assumed to be...	Concept	stable
gravimetric water content	3.190	mass of water evaporating from the soil (3.448) when dried to...	Concept	stable
groundwater	3.191	water which is being held in, and can usually be recovered fr...	Concept	stable
groundwater extraction	3.192	removal of groundwater (3.191) from the ground using pumps	Concept	stable
groundwater surface	3.193	upper boundary surface of the groundwater (3.191)	Concept	stable
growth	3.194	increase in biomass (3.47) (3.48) (3.49) (i.e. the fresh mass...	Concept	stable
growth medium	3.195	material, other than soils in situ, in which plants, fungi an...	Concept	stable
guideline value	3.196	value recommended without legal obligation	Concept	stable
habitat function	3.197	ability of soil/soil materials (3.459) to serve as a habitat ...	Concept	stable
harm	3.198	measurable adverse effect on a receptor (3.370)	Concept	stable
harmlessness	3.199	condition in which the application of a soil material (3.459)...	Concept	stable
abandoned industrial site	3.2	industrial site (3.443) left by the owner or other responsibl...	Concept	stable
ammonification	3.20	microbial degradation (3.116) of organic nitrogen to ammonia	Concept	stable
hazard	3.200	property of a substance or material, or any action that can h...	Concept	stable
hazardous site	3.201	site (3.443) which, by reason of the substances or agents pre...	Concept	stable
hazardous substance	3.202	substance which, because of its properties, quantity or conce...	Concept	stable
heterogeneous	3.203	having properties which vary from point to point when viewed ...	Concept	stable
homogeneous	3.204	having the same properties at all points when viewed at a sca...	Concept	stable
horizon related sample	3.205	sample (3.398) collected from and representing a defined soil...	Concept	stable
hormesis	3.206	biphasic dose-response phenomenon with low-dose stimulation a...	Concept	stable
humification	3.207	decomposition (3.113) of organic material followed by a synth...	Concept	stable
humus	3.208	total of all dead plant and animal substances and their organ...	Concept	stable
hydraulic measure	3.209	application of ground-water infiltration and extraction metho...	Concept	stable
amplicon	3.21	DNA or RNA fragment obtained by polymerase chain reaction (PC...	Concept	stable
hydrocarbon	3.210	compound of hydrogen and carbon which are the principal const...	Concept	stable
hydrolysis	3.211	reaction with water involving incorporation of oxygen, hydrog...	Concept	stable
hyphae	3.212	filaments which compose fungus mycelium (3.281)	Concept	stable
hypothesis of soil contamination	3.213	assumption whether or not a site (3.443) is contaminated or a...	Concept	stable
immediate measure	3.214	measure required to counteract immediate threats to human hea...	Concept	stable
immobilization	3.215	conversion of substances or soil particles into a (temporaril...	Concept	stable
in situ treatment method	3.216	treatment method applied directly in the ground	Concept	stable
incineration	3.217	treatment in the presence of oxygen, in which contaminated me...	Concept	stable
increment	3.218	material forming part of a sample (3.398) obtained by a singl...	Concept	stable
indicator	3.219	single characteristic (3.70) that represents a sustainability...	Concept	stable
anaerobic	3.22	descriptive of a condition in which molecular oxygen is not a...	Concept	stable
indicator compound	3.220	compound chosen to describe properties, primarily toxicity, o...	Concept	stable
indicator substance	3.221	substance representing a group or a mixture of substances	Concept	stable
indigenous	3.222	organism which has developed naturally in a given area and no...	Concept	stable
ingestion exposure	3.223	quantity of substances reaching the body by ingestion, e.g. f...	Concept	stable
in-ground sampling	3.224	process of taking samples (3.398) from the ground surface and...	Concept	stable
inhalation exposure	3.225	quantity or concentration (3.86) of airborne particles and ga...	Concept	stable
inhibitory dose	3.226	amount of a test substance (3.530) added to soil that effecti...	Concept	stable
injected barrier	3.227	barrier formed by injecting material under pressure into grou...	Concept	stable
inoculum	3.228	suspension of cells, tissue, fungi or microorganisms (3.266) ...	Concept	stable
intrinsic bioremediation	3.229	reduction in contaminant (3.91)concentrations (3.86) in soil,...	Concept	stable
anaerobic biological treatment	3.23	biological treatment (3.46) in the absence of gaseous or solu...	Concept	stable
investigation objective	3.230	purpose of the soil and site (3.443) investigation separated ...	Concept	stable
investigation for compliance or performance	3.231	investigation, or programme of ongoing inspection, testing or...	Concept	stable
involved party	3.232	individual, group, and/or institution involved in the (iterat...	Concept	stable
judgemental sampling	3.233	process of taking samples (3.398) from particular zones or fe...	Concept	stable
kriging	3.234	special interpolation method applied in geostatistics (3.187)...	Concept	stable
kubiëna tin	3.235	metal box with removable top and base which can be forced int...	Concept	stable
laboratory sample	3.236	sample (3.398) intended for laboratory inspection or testing	Concept	stable
landfarming	3.237	biological treatment (3.46) applied directly to in situ conta...	Concept	stable
landfill	3.238	deposition of waste into or onto the land	Concept	stable
landfill gas	3.239	mixture of permanent gases (3.319) (main components), dominat...	Concept	stable
anaerobic transformation	3.24	reaction occurring under exclusion of oxygen (reducing (3.372...	Concept	stable
leaching	3.240	dissolution and movement of soluble substances by water	Concept	stable
leaching	3.241	process of percolating water (3.318) which dilutes and remove...	Concept	stable
leaching potential	3.242	potential for substances present in the soil/soil material (3...	Concept	stable
lessivage	3.243	translocation (3.544) of solid particles within the soil prof...	Concept	stable
lethal concentration x	3.244	concentration (3.86) of a test substance (3.530) or percent d...	Concept	stable
light non-aqueous phase liquid	3.245	NAPL (3.291) less dense than water	Concept	stable
limit test	3.246	single concentration (3.86) test, e.g. the test soil without ...	Concept	stable
limiting factor	3.247	condition that limits soil functions (3.453) and/or the utili...	Concept	stable
locally contaminated site	3.248	site (3.443) with discrete areas of high concentrations (3.86...	Concept	stable
log	3.249	continuous record as a function of depth (usually graphical a...	Concept	stable
analytical and testing strategy	3.25	plan comprising the samples (3.398) to be analysed or tested,...	Concept	stable
logging	3.250	act or process of making or recording a log (3.249)	Concept	stable
lower explosive limit	3.251	lowest volume fraction of a mixture of flammable gas with air...	Concept	stable
lowest ineffective dilution	3.252	lowest value of the dilution factor above which the test give...	Concept	stable
lowest observed effect concentration	3.253	lowest test substance (3.530)concentration (3.86) that has a ...	Concept	stable
made ground	3.254	anthropogenic ground (3.30) comprising material placed withou...	Concept	stable
main investigation	3.255	accurate evaluation of the soil quality (3.466) for contamina...	Concept	stable
manufactured soil	3.256	manufactured product intended to perform specified soil funct...	Concept	stable
mass balance	3.257	relationship between input and output of a specified substanc...	Concept	stable
mathematically combined sample	3.258	sample (3.398) obtained by removing specific fractions by sep...	Concept	stable
maximum particle size	3.259	particle size such that 5 % of the mass of the material ...	Concept	stable
analytical sample	3.26	portion of material, resulting from the original sample (3.39...	Concept	stable
measurement uncertainty	3.260	estimate attached to a test result which characterizes the ra...	Concept	stable
median lethal concentration	3.261	concentration (3.86) of a test substance (3.530) or percent d...	Concept	stable
medium	3.262	aqueous nutritive solution required for bacterial growth (3.1...	Concept	stable
metabolic quotient	3.263	specific metabolic activity of soil microorganisms (3.266), w...	Concept	stable
metric	3.264	result of a measurement of an indicator (3.219)	Concept	stable
microbial activity	3.265	metabolic performance of microorganisms (3.266)	Concept	stable
microorganism	3.266	organism smaller than 50 µm that can occur as single cel...	Concept	stable
migration pathway	3.267	means by which contaminants (3.91) or hazardous substances (3...	Concept	stable
milling	3.268	mechanical reduction of the particle size of a sample (3.398)...	Concept	stable
mineralization	3.269	final stage of the biodegradation (3.44) of organic matter (3...	Concept	stable
anisotropy	3.27	property of a soil or other volume of material to have differ...	Concept	stable
minimum increment size	3.270	minimum mass or volume of material in an increment (3.218) ob...	Concept	stable
minimum sample size	3.271	minimum mass or volume of material in a sample (3.398) for wh...	Concept	stable
mixing	3.272	combining of components, particles, or layers into a more hom...	Concept	stable
mobile treatment system	3.273	readily-movable process-based treatment method	Concept	stable
mobilization	3.274	conversion of substances or soil particles into a mobile form	Concept	stable
modified sample	3.275	sample (3.398) or a known fraction of the investigated popula...	Concept	stable
monitoring	3.276	process of repetitive observation for defined purposes of one...	Concept	stable
monitoring installation	3.277	permanent or temporary device used for measuring parameters i...	Concept	stable
monitoring site	3.278	site (3.443) where there are one or more monitoring areas or ...	Concept	stable
mud sample	3.279	sample (3.398) obtained from sludge loaded cuttings and/or fl...	Concept	stable
anthropogenic change	3.28	influence on soil properties caused by human activities	Concept	stable
multi-stage sampling	3.280	sampling (3.410) in which the sample (3.398) is selected by s...	Concept	stable
mycelium	3.281	branched hyphae (3.212) network	Concept	stable
mycorrhizal fungus	3.282	ubiquitous microorganism (3.266) forming symbiotic associatio...	Concept	stable
natural attenuation	3.283	natural processes, including chemical, physical, and biologic...	Concept	stable
natural background concentration	3.284	concentration (3.86) of a substance that is derived solely fr...	Concept	stable
natural background value	3.285	statistical characteristics (3.495) of the natural pedo-geoch...	Concept	stable
natural soil material	3.286	material coming from soil that has been displaced	Concept	stable
negative control	3.287	well-characterized material or substance that, when tested by...	Concept	stable
nitrification	3.288	microbial oxidation (3.305) of ammonium to nitrite and therea...	Concept	stable
nitrogen mineralization	3.289	microbial degradation (3.116) of an organic substance contain...	Concept	stable
anthropogenic concentration	3.29	concentration (3.86) of a substance in a soil resulting from ...	Concept	stable
no observed effect concentration	3.290	highest test substance (3.530)concentration (3.86) immediatel...	Concept	stable
non-aqueous phase liquid	3.291	liquid organic substance which is relatively insoluble in wat...	Concept	stable
non-point source input	3.292	input of a substance from a source (3.484) other than a point...	Concept	stable
non-systematic pattern	3.293	sampling pattern (3.416) indicating sampling locations based ...	Concept	stable
non-template control	3.294	control that is used as negative control (3.287) in qPCR (3.3...	Concept	stable
NSO compound	3.295	organic compound that contains nitrogen, sulphur, and oxygen	Concept	stable
off-site treatment	3.296	treatment applied away from the site (3.443) to be remediated	Concept	stable
one-stage soil gas sampling	3.297	sampling (3.410) of soil gas (3.454) directly from a soil gas...	Concept	stable
on-site treatment	3.298	treatment applied on the site (3.443) being remediated	Concept	stable
optical density of bacterial inoculum	3.299	measurement of the attenuation of a light beam passing throug...	Concept	stable
abandoned potentially hazardous site	3.3	site (3.443), left by the owner or other responsible party in...	Concept	stable
anthropogenic ground	3.30	deposits which have accumulated through human activity	Concept	stable
organic carbon	3.300	summarizing parameter including all the carbon forms for diss...	Concept	stable
organic matter	3.301	matter consisting of plant and/or animal organic materials, a...	Concept	stable
orientation sample	3.302	sample (3.398) obtained by methods of lower cost and leading ...	Concept	stable
oriented sample	3.303	sample (3.398) obtained in such a way that the original spati...	Concept	stable
orphan site	3.304	site (3.443) for which no owner or other responsible party fo...	Concept	stable
oxidation	3.305	loss of an electron by an atom or group of atoms	Concept	stable
parent material	3.306	unweathered organic or inorganic solid or unconsolidated rock...	Concept	stable
particle size distribution	3.307	distribution of the soil mineral particles according to prede...	Concept	stable
particle size reduction	3.308	crushing (3.268) of the sample (3.398) in order to reduce the...	Concept	stable
partition coefficient	3.309	ratio between the concentrations (3.86) of a substance in two...	Concept	stable
aromatic hydrocarbon	3.31	hydrocarbon (3.210) of which the molecular structure incorpor...	Concept	stable
partition coefficient between soil and plant	3.310	ratio between the concentrations (3.86) of a substance in the...	Concept	stable
partition coefficient between soil organic matter and soil water	3.311	ratio of the concentration (3.86) of a substance in the soil ...	Concept	stable
partitioning	3.312	extent to which a compound of a hydrocarbon (3.210) mixture s...	Concept	stable
passive protective measure	3.313	protective measure (3.354) that provides protection solely th...	Concept	stable
passive soil gas sampling	3.314	sampling (3.410) based on the adsorption of gases of the grou...	Concept	stable
pedo-geochemical background value	3.315	statistical characteristics (3.495) of the pedo-geochemical c...	Concept	stable
pedo-geochemical concentration	3.316	concentration (3.86) of a substance in a soil resulting from ...	Concept	stable
perched water table	3.317	isolated body of groundwater (3.191), which is limited in lat...	Concept	stable
percolating water	3.318	infiltrating water that moves downward in the pore space (3.3...	Concept	stable
permanent gas	3.319	element or compound that is a gas at all ambient temperatures...	Concept	stable
assessment criteria	3.32	criteria set up to help decide if a site (3.443) requires fur...	Concept	stable
permanent monitoring area	3.320	representative area chosen according to specific criteria whe...	Concept	stable
persistence	3.321	resistance of a substance to chemical changes	Concept	stable
persistence	3.322	residence time of a chemical species in a specifically define...	Concept	stable
petroleum hydrocarbon	3.323	organic compound comprised of carbon and hydrogen atoms arran...	Concept	stable
physical treatment	3.324	process-based treatment method based primarily on physical pr...	Concept	stable
phytoavailability	3.325	availability of a chemical species present in the soil for pl...	Concept	stable
phytoremediation	3.326	methods using the natural activities of plants to transform, ...	Concept	stable
point source input	3.327	input of a substance from a stationary discrete source (3.484...	Concept	stable
pollutant	3.328	substance or agent present in an environmental medium (3.147)...	Concept	stable
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon	3.329	compound whose molecules contain two or more simple aromatic ...	Concept	stable
available water capacity	3.33	soil water (3.479) content usable by plants based on the effe...	Concept	stable
polymerase chain reaction	3.330	method allowing the amplification of a specific DNA sequence ...	Concept	stable
population	3.331	entirety of a soil volume or mass about which information is ...	Concept	stable
pore space	3.332	all volumes of a soil sample (3.398) or horizon not occupied ...	Concept	stable
pore water	3.333	all volumes of a soil sample (3.398) or horizon not occupied ...	Concept	stable
porosity	3.334	volume of pores in a soil sample (3.398) (non-solid volume) d...	Concept	stable
positive control	3.335	test which contains a known amount of the analyte in the test...	Concept	stable
post-treatment measure	3.336	activity applied to the product of a process-based treatment ...	Concept	stable
potentially harmful substance	3.337	substance which, by its chemical form, concentration (3.86) o...	Concept	stable
potential soil productivity	3.338	ability of a soil to produce yields under optimum conditions ...	Concept	stable
precipitation	3.339	chemical reaction in solution resulting in the formation of a...	Concept	stable
avoidance behaviour	3.34	tendency (of an organism) to avoid the test soil while prefer...	Concept	stable
prediction	3.340	process of forming a statistic from observed values to predic...	Concept	stable
preliminary assessment	3.341	desktop risk assessment (3.395) based on the possible contami...	Concept	stable
preliminary investigation	3.342	desk study and site (3.443) reconnaissance	Concept	stable
pretreatment measure	3.343	activity (e.g. drying (3.135), grinding (3.268), grading) app...	Concept	stable
preventive measure	3.344	measure to avoid hazard (3.200)	Concept	stable
primary biodegradation	3.345	degradation (3.116) of a substance to an extent sufficient to...	Concept	stable
primary degradation	3.346	degradation (3.116) or alteration of the molecular structure ...	Concept	stable
primary objective	3.347	short description of what is to be achieved by the sampling (...	Concept	stable
primary sample	3.348	sample (3.398) taken from a population (3.331) during the fir...	Concept	stable
primary treatment	3.349	stage of treatment involving the removal of suspended solids ...	Concept	stable
background concentration	3.35	concentration (3.86) of an element or a substance characteris...	Concept	stable
principal sampling situation	3.350	one of four sampling situations characterised by a combinatio...	Concept	stable
probabilistic sampling	3.351	sampling (3.410) to ensure that each particle or element in t...	Concept	stable
profile description	3.352	description, according to a specified system or terminology, ...	Concept	stable
project manager	3.353	individual responsible for the development of both the sampli...	Concept	stable
protective measure	3.354	measure designed to protect a specified target against an ide...	Concept	stable
pseudo-total concentration	3.355	amount of an element determined using a strong acid or combin...	Concept	stable
public health protection plan	3.356	plan providing an assessment of the public health risks (3.39...	Concept	stable
pump and treat system	3.357	system in which water is extracted for treatment above ground	Concept	stable
pure water	3.358	grade of water, produced, for example, by single distillation...	Concept	stable
pyrolysis	3.359	chemical change caused by heat in the absence of oxygen	Concept	stable
background value	3.36	statistical characteristics (3.495) of the total (natural ped...	Concept	stable
quantitative polymerase chain reaction	3.360	method allowing the quantification, in a DNA template, of the...	Concept	stable
quantitative polymerase chain reaction standard	3.361	cloned DNA target used as template for qPCR (3.360) reaction ...	Concept	stable
quality control sample	3.362	sample (3.398) usually relating to the quality assurance of f...	Concept	stable
quantitative risk assessment	3.363	risk assessment (3.395) performed with the data from the site...	Concept	stable
quartering	3.364	reduction of a sample (3.398) in size by formation and combin...	Concept	stable
radicle	3.365	portion of the plant embryo which develops into the primary r...	Concept	stable
rate of CO2 formation	3.366	amount of CO2 released per time unit from a mass unit of soil	Concept	stable
rate of O2 consumption	3.367	amount of O2 consumed per time unit from a mass unit of soil	Concept	stable
reaction time	3.368	time it takes for the enzyme (3.149) to react (from the addit...	Concept	stable
reactive barrier	3.369	permeable in-ground wall which absorbs, reacts with, or degra...	Concept	stable
basal respiration	3.37	microbial soil respiration without addition of substrate	Concept	stable
receptor	3.370	entity that is vulnerable to the adverse effect(s) of a hazar...	Concept	stable
reclamation	3.371	return of damaged, degraded, or derelict land to a beneficial...	Concept	stable
reducing	3.372	decreasing the size of the sample (3.398)	Concept	stable
reduction	3.373	addition of an electron to an atom or group	Concept	stable
reference material	3.374	material or substance, one or more of whose property values a...	Concept	stable
reference site	3.375	area whose one or more element concentrations (3.86) are well...	Concept	stable
reference soil	3.376	uncontaminated site-specific soil (e.g. collected in the vici...	Concept	stable
regular sampling	3.377	process of taking samples (3.398) in a regular pattern and at...	Concept	stable
relative fluorescence	3.378	fluorescence measured for each treatment (control and test) a...	Concept	stable
remedial investigation	3.379	investigation to collect all information necessary to design ...	Concept	stable
basal respiration rate	3.38	constant mass of CO2 released or mass of O2 consumed per unit...	Concept	stable
remediation	3.380	process of dealing with contaminated soil, groundwater (3.191...	Concept	stable
remediation monitoring plan	3.381	programme of inspection and/or testing for the regular assess...	Concept	stable
remediation objective	3.382	objective related to technical (e.g. residual contamination (...	Concept	stable
remediation strategy	3.383	combination of remedial techniques and associated work progra...	Concept	stable
remediation target value	3.384	indication of the performance to be achieved by remediation (...	Concept	stable
remediation technology	3.385	technology that pre-processes, processes or post-processes th...	Concept	stable
replicate sample	3.386	one of the two or more samples (3.398) or sub samples obtaine...	Concept	stable
representative sample	3.387	sample (3.398) in which the characteristic(s) (3.70) of inter...	Concept	stable
residual contamination	3.388	amount or concentration (3.86) of contaminants (3.91) remaini...	Concept	stable
respiratory activation quotient	3.389	basal respiration rate (RB) (3.38) divided by substrate-induc...	Concept	stable
bedrock	3.39	in situ naturally consolidated rock either underlying drift d...	Concept	stable
retention function	3.390	ability of soils/soil materials (3.459) to absorb contaminant...	Concept	stable
reuse of soil material	3.391	useful and harmless utilization of soil materials (3.459)	Concept	stable
riffling	3.392	separation of a free-flowing sample (3.398) into (usually) eq...	Concept	stable
risk	3.393	combination of the probability or frequency of occurrence of ...	Concept	stable
risk analysis	3.394	use of available information to identify hazard (3.200) and t...	Concept	stable
risk assessment	3.395	process of risk analysis (3.394) and evaluation of the damagi...	Concept	stable
root germination	3.396	appearance of a root of at least 1 mm of length	Concept	stable
safety	3.397	freedom from unacceptable risk (3.554) of harm (3.198)	Concept	stable
sample	3.398	portion of soil material (3.459) selected from a larger quant...	Concept	stable
sample container	3.399	receptacle for storage and/or transportation of a soil sample...	Concept	stable
abandoned waste disposal site	3.4	waste disposal site (3.443) left by the owner or other respon...	Concept	stable
bioaccessibility	3.40	fraction of a substance in soil or soil material (3.459) that...	Concept	stable
sample division	3.400	activity in sample (3.398) preparation whereby a sample of bu...	Concept	stable
sample preservation	3.401	procedure used to stabilize a sample (3.398) in such a way th...	Concept	stable
sample pretreatment	3.402	procedures used for conditioning a soil sample (3.398) to a d...	Concept	stable
sampler	3.403	person or a group of persons carrying out the sampling proced...	Concept	stable
sample related to mass	3.404	sample (3.398) whose analytical results are expressed for eva...	Concept	stable
sample related to unit area	3.405	sample (3.398) whose analytical results are expressed for eva...	Concept	stable
sample size	3.406	number of items or the quantity of material constituting a sa...	Concept	stable
sample storage	3.407	process and the result of keeping a soil sample available und...	Concept	stable
sample transportation	3.408	act of transferring a sample (3.398) from the locality of sam...	Concept	stable
sample volume	3.409	volume of sample (3.398) which is taken from soil	Concept	stable
bioavailability	3.41	degree to which chemicals present in the soil can be absorbed...	Concept	stable
sampling	3.410	act of drawing or constituting a sample (3.398)	Concept	stable
sampling design	3.411	decisions as to types of samples (3.398) to obtain, sampling ...	Concept	stable
sampling device	3.412	apparatus or tool used to obtain a sample (3.398) from soil o...	Concept	stable
sampling error	3.413	part of the total error (the estimate from a sample (3.398) m...	Concept	stable
sampling network	3.414	system of predetermined sampling locations designed to monito...	Concept	stable
sampling objective	3.415	technical description of the purpose of sampling (3.410)	Concept	stable
sampling pattern	3.416	set of predetermined sampling points (3.418)	Concept	stable
sampling plan	3.417	predetermined procedure for implementation of the sampling st...	Concept	stable
sampling point	3.418	precise position within a sampling site (3.423) or within eac...	Concept	stable
sampling procedure	3.419	operational requirements and/or instructions as to how to car...	Concept	stable
bioavailability	3.42	fraction of a substance present in ingested soil that reaches...	Concept	stable
sampling programme	3.420	total sampling operation, from the first step in which the pu...	Concept	stable
sampling record	3.421	set of raw data gathered in the field	Concept	stable
sampling report	3.422	description of the whole sampling (3.410) process, based on s...	Concept	stable
sampling site	3.423	general areas within a body of soil from which samples (3.398...	Concept	stable
sampling strategy	3.424	arrangement by which a sampling programme (3.420) is conducte...	Concept	stable
sampling technique	3.425	appropriate procedures and sampling devices (3.412) to obtain...	Concept	stable
sampling uncertainty	3.426	part of the total measurement uncertainty (3.260) attributabl...	Concept	stable
saturated soil	3.427	part of the soil which is completely saturated by water	Concept	stable
saturated zone	3.428	zone of the ground in which the pore space (3.332) is filled ...	Concept	stable
scenario	3.429	description of the data and assumptions for quantitative risk...	Concept	stable
bioconcentration factor	3.43	ratio of the concentration (3.86) of a substance in an organi...	Concept	stable
scenario	3.430	exposure pathway (3.162) which is identified when developing ...	Concept	stable
secondary objective	3.431	detailed definition of technical activities required to achie...	Concept	stable
secondary treatment	3.432	stage of treatment by biological processes such as activated ...	Concept	stable
sediment	3.433	solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspensi...	Concept	stable
seedling emergence	3.434	appearance of the seedling (i.e. visible seedling) above the ...	Concept	stable
segment	3.435	single, large portion of material either pre-existing in spac...	Concept	stable
selective sample	3.436	sample (3.398) deliberately chosen or formed, based on some s...	Concept	stable
selective subsampling	3.437	separation of part of a sample (3.398) on the basis of gradin...	Concept	stable
sensitive site	3.438	site (3.443) whose soil properties or functions are readily o...	Concept	stable
sequential sample	3.439	units, increments (3.218), or samples (3.398) taken one at a ...	Concept	stable
biodegradation	3.44	molecular degradation (3.116) of an organic substance resulti...	Concept	stable
simple random sample	3.440	sample (3.398) of nitems (3.559) taken from a population (3.3...	Concept	stable
simple random sampling	3.441	sampling (3.410) that involves arbitrary selection of locatio...	Concept	stable
single sample	3.442	sampling (3.410) unit collected by one or more increments (3....	Concept	stable
site	3.443	defined area	Concept	stable
site characterization	3.444	collection of data connected to a site (3.443) providing appr...	Concept	stable
shallow soil	3.445	soil in which plants can achieve a rooting depth of less than...	Concept	stable
slot sample	3.446	sample (3.398) taken as a vertical slot from within a stratum...	Concept	stable
slurry bioreactor	3.447	equipment in which bio-treatment is applied to a slurry of co...	Concept	stable
soil	3.448	upper layer of the Earth’s crust transformed by weathering an...	Concept	stable
soil characterization	3.449	determination of relevant physical, chemical, and biological ...	Concept	stable
biodiversity	3.45	variability among living organisms on the earth, including th...	Concept	stable
soil damage	3.450	alteration of soil properties which can cause negative effect...	Concept	stable
soil fertility	3.451	current status of a soil with respect to sustainable plant gr...	Concept	stable
soil flushing	3.452	in situ process in which contaminants (3.91) are physically r...	Concept	stable
soil function	3.453	role performed by soil that support ecosystems, the biosphere...	Concept	stable
soil gas	3.454	gas and vapour in the pore spaces (3.332) of soils	Concept	stable
soil gas monitoring device	3.455	permanent or temporary device used for soil gas (3.454)sampli...	Concept	stable
soil gas probe	3.456	probe, generally a tube, which is installed directly into soi...	Concept	stable
soil gas sample volume	3.457	volume of soil gas (3.454) taken to form the sample (3.398)	Concept	stable
soil gas suction test	3.458	continuous soil gas (3.454)sampling (3.410) from a borehole (...	Concept	stable
soil material	3.459	soil-like material, anthropogenic ground (3.30) (e.g. made gr...	Concept	stable
biological treatment	3.46	methods using the natural activities of plants or microorgani...	Concept	stable
soil microbial biomass	3.460	mass of intact microbial cells in a given soil	Concept	stable
soil mixture ratio	3.461	ratio of the dry mass of test soil to the dry mass of referen...	Concept	stable
soil pores	3.462	part of the soil volume, between the solid particles of the s...	Concept	stable
soil protection	3.463	measures for long-term maintenance or restoration of soils an...	Concept	stable
soil processes	3.464	physical or reactive geochemical and biological processes, wh...	Concept	stable
soil productivity	3.465	ability of a soil to produce yields under current conditions	Concept	stable
soil quality	3.466	positive or negative properties with regards to soil utilizat...	Concept	stable
soil reaction	3.467	characterizing property of the acid base state of soils, whic...	Concept	stable
soil redox potential	3.468	electrochemical potential reflecting the oxidation-reduction ...	Concept	stable
soil rehabilitation	3.469	action taken to improve the capability of a damaged or degrad...	Concept	stable
biomass	3.47	total mass of living organisms or parts of them	Concept	stable
soil respiration rate	3.470	volume of carbon dioxide released and/or oxygen consumed per ...	Concept	stable
soil restoration	3.471	actions to restore soil functions (3.453) for intended uses o...	Concept	stable
soil salinization	3.472	accumulation (3.8) of water-soluble salts in soil	Concept	stable
soil sampling device	3.473	tool to collect soil material (3.459) in a quick and standard...	Concept	stable
soil specimen bank	3.474	systematic or permanent collection and long-term storage of r...	Concept	stable
soil structure	3.475	arrangement of mineral particles and organic matter (3.301) t...	Concept	stable
soil texture	3.476	relative proportions of the various particle size fractions (...	Concept	stable
soil vapour extraction	3.477	in-situ process involving extraction of vapours from the grou...	Concept	stable
soil washing	3.478	water-based system designed to physically separate contaminan...	Concept	stable
soil water	3.479	all water of the unsaturated and saturated zone (3.428)	Concept	stable
biomass	3.48	total mass of test organisms or parts of them expressed as dr...	Concept	stable
soil-water partition coefficient	3.480	ratio of the concentration (3.86) of a substance in the soil ...	Concept	stable
solidification	3.481	addition of reagents to contaminated material to reduce its f...	Concept	stable
solvent extraction	3.482	use of non-aqueous liquids (e.g. organic solvents, super-crit...	Concept	stable
sorption	3.483	reversible binding of a substance by soil (3.448) constituent...	Concept	stable
source	3.484	place from which a contaminant (3.91) or hazardous agent is r...	Concept	stable
spatial composite sample	3.485	composite sample (3.83) (3.84) formed from small incremental ...	Concept	stable
specific growth rate	3.486	number of multiplication (by e) of respiration rate per unit ...	Concept	stable
specific surface area	3.487	surface area of the soil (3.448) or a size fraction of the so...	Concept	stable
specimen	3.488	specifically selected unit/portion of a material taken from a...	Concept	stable
split sample	3.489	sample (3.398) used to challenge the analytical laboratory pe...	Concept	stable
biomass	3.49	total mass of shoots, flowers and seed pods	Concept	stable
spot sample	3.490	sample (3.398) from a discrete location	Concept	stable
stabilization/solidification	3.491	treatment combining stabilization and solidification in a sin...	Concept	stable
stabilization	3.492	addition of chemicals to the contaminated material to produce...	Concept	stable
standard compound	3.493	target compound with the highest possible purity, which can b...	Concept	stable
standard soil	3.494	field-collected soil (3.448) or manufactured soil (3.256) who...	Concept	stable
statistical characteristic	3.495	numerical value calculated from a variate of a selected param...	Concept	stable
stockpile	3.496	anthropogenic deposit of soil (3.448) or soil material (3.459...	Concept	stable
stratified random sampling	3.497	process in which the area to be sampled is divided into a num...	Concept	stable
stratified sample	3.498	sample (3.398) taken from a single stratum of the defined pop...	Concept	stable
stratified sampling	3.499	sampling, in a population (3.331) which can be divided into m...	Concept	stable
abiotic decomposition	3.5	decomposition (3.113) by physical and/or chemical processes (...	Concept	stable
bioreactor	3.50	equipment in which biotreatment is applied to a solid, liquid...	Concept	stable
study area	3.500	three-dimensional definition of the area where samples (3.398...	Concept	stable
subhydric soil	3.501	soil (3.448) formed below water, or which is formed on parent...	Concept	stable
sub-population	3.502	defined part of a population (3.331)	Concept	stable
subsample	3.503	selected part of a sample (3.398)	Concept	stable
subsampling	3.504	process of selecting one or more subsamples (3.503) from a sa...	Concept	stable
sub-slab sampling location	3.505	soil gas (3.454)sampling (3.410) location just below the foun...	Concept	stable
subsoil	3.506	natural soil material (3.286) below the topsoil (3.536) and o...	Concept	stable
subsoil	3.507	layer of soil (3.448) beneath the surface soil and overlying ...	Concept	stable
substance input	3.508	movement of a substance from another environmental compartmen...	Concept	stable
substance output	3.509	movement of a substance from the soil (3.448) into another en...	Concept	stable
bioremediation	3.51	use of biological treatment (3.46) methods to decontaminate s...	Concept	stable
substrate-induced respiration	3.510	microbial soil (3.448) respiration after addition of nutrient...	Concept	stable
supplementary investigation	3.511	collection of such other information as required for the sele...	Concept	stable
surface liner system	3.512	cover to hazardous site (3.201) composed primarily of a geome...	Concept	stable
surrogate compound	3.513	representative compound with toxicological and/or physical pr...	Concept	stable
suspect site	3.514	site (3.443) whose history or any other information leads to ...	Concept	stable
sustainable development	3.515	development that meets the needs of the present without compr...	Concept	stable
sustainable redevelopment	3.516	component of sustainable development (3.515) that results in ...	Concept	stable
sustainable regeneration	3.517	component of sustainable development (3.515) that reverses th...	Concept	stable
sustainable remediation	3.518	elimination and/or control of unacceptable risks (3.554) in a...	Concept	stable
systematic pattern	3.519	sampling pattern (3.416) indicating sampling (3.410) location...	Concept	stable
biosolid	3.52	organic product applied to soil	Concept	stable
systematic sampling	3.520	process of taking samples (3.398) from locations that have be...	Concept	stable
systematic unaligned sampling	3.521	process of taking samples (3.398) using a sampling pattern (3...	Concept	stable
target site	3.522	site (3.443) at which soil (3.448) is to be reused	Concept	stable
tertiary treatment	3.523	additional treatment processes which result in further purifi...	Concept	stable
test material	3.524	material to be tested	Concept	stable
test mixture	3.525	mixture of contaminated soil (3.448) or the test substance (3...	Concept	stable
test mixture ratio	3.526	ratio between the test soil (3.448) and the control soil (3.9...	Concept	stable
test portion	3.527	quantity of material, of proper size, for measurement of the ...	Concept	stable
test sample	3.528	portion of material, resulting from the laboratory sample (3....	Concept	stable
test solution	3.529	solution prepared by dissolving (with or without reaction) th...	Concept	stable
biotreatment bed	3.53	above-ground bed of soil designed to enhance biodegradation (...	Concept	stable
test substance	3.530	chemical substance under investigation added to the test syst...	Concept	stable
test substrate	3.531	manufactured soil (3.256) or natural soil (3.448) used as con...	Concept	stable
thermal desorption	3.532	removal of substances by application of heat to the medium (3...	Concept	stable
thermal treatment	3.533	treatment in which heat is applied to destroy, remove, or imm...	Concept	stable
threshold	3.534	limit of acceptability for an indicator (3.219) that is not a...	Concept	stable
time to the peak maximum	3.535	time from addition of growth (3.194) substrate to the maximum...	Concept	stable
topsoil	3.536	upper layer(s) of a natural soil (3.448) that is generally da...	Concept	stable
total concentration	3.537	total of an element present in all chemical forms and irrespe...	Concept	stable
total concentration	3.538	concentration (3.86) derived by applying an analytical techni...	Concept	stable
total organic carbon	3.539	all carbon present in organic matter (3.301)	Concept	stable
bioventing	3.54	in situ process in which vapour extraction or air infiltratio...	Concept	stable
total petroleum hydrocarbons	3.540	method-defined expression of the total amount of petroleum hy...	Concept	stable
trace element	3.541	element present in low concentration (3.86) in soil material ...	Concept	stable
traceability	3.542	property of the result of a measurement whereby it can be rel...	Concept	stable
transect	3.543	sampling (3.410) area, usually elongated or linear, chosen as...	Concept	stable
translocation	3.544	movement of substances within or on the surface of the soil (...	Concept	stable
treated soil	3.545	soil (3.448) subject to a process-based treatment method	Concept	stable
treated soil material	3.546	material coming from treated soil (3.545) and displaced and/o...	Concept	stable
treatment line	3.547	sequence of treatment processes applied to a soil (3.448), so...	Concept	stable
treatment system	3.548	combination of treatment processes applied in sequence or par...	Concept	stable
trend	3.549	systematic spatial variation of the local mean of a variable,...	Concept	stable
boiling point	3.55	point at which the vapour pressure of a liquid equals the ext...	Concept	stable
trial pit	3.550	excavation (3.155) prepared to carry out profile descriptions...	Concept	stable
two-stage soil gas sampling	3.551	sampling (3.410) done firstly through installation of a boreh...	Concept	stable
ultimate biodegradation	3.552	biodegradation (3.44) leading to complete mineralization (3.2...	Concept	stable
umpire sample	3.553	sample (3.398) taken, prepared, and stored in an agreed-upon ...	Concept	stable
unacceptable risk	3.554	level of risk (3.393) that requires remediation (3.380)	Concept	stable
uncertainty	3.555	lack of knowledge about certain factors	Concept	stable
uncertainty analysis	3.556	qualitative or quantitative statement on the uncertainty (3.5...	Concept	stable
undisturbed sample	3.557	sample (3.398) obtained from the ground with soil structure (...	Concept	stable
uniformly contaminated site	3.558	site (3.443) with a generally uniform concentration (3.86) of...	Concept	stable
unit	3.559	each of the discrete, identifiable portions of material suita...	Concept	stable
boring	3.56	hole of any predetermined diameter and length formed in any s...	Concept	stable
unsaturated zone	3.560	zone of the soil (3.448) in which the pore space (3.332) is n...	Concept	stable
upper explosive limit	3.561	uppermost volume fraction of a mixture of flammable gas with ...	Concept	stable
usual background value	3.562	statistical characteristic (3.495) of the usual content (3.56...	Concept	stable
usual content	3.563	concentration (3.86) of a substance in soils resulting from b...	Concept	stable
vadose zone	3.564	zone of the soil (3.448) which is connected to the atmosphere...	Concept	stable
validation plan	3.565	programme of inspection and/or testing for the purposes of as...	Concept	stable
variogram	3.566	measure of spatial variation of a variable	Concept	stable
vertical barrier	3.567	in-ground vertical structure designed to contain contaminatio...	Concept	stable
vitrification	3.568	treatment in which temperature is sufficient to melt the bulk...	Concept	stable
volatile organic compound	3.569	organic compound that is volatile under normal environmental/...	Concept	stable
bottom barrier system	3.57	in-ground (largely) horizontal barrier used to isolate or con...	Concept	stable
volumetric sample	3.570	sample (3.398) whose analytical results are expressed for eva...	Concept	stable
volumetric water content	3.571	volume of water evaporating from the soil (3.448) when dried ...	Concept	stable
wilting point	3.572	water content of the soil (3.448) below which the plants are ...	Concept	stable
bound residues	3.58	chemical species in plants and soils, that cannot be extracte...	Concept	stable
break layer	3.59	stratum of high permeability granular material within a cover...	Concept	stable
abiotic degradation	3.6	degradation (3.116) by physical and/or chemical processes	Concept	stable
brownfield	3.60	land affected by former uses	Concept	stable
brownfield	3.61	site (3.443) which: — has been affected by for...	Concept	stable
bulk density	3.62	ratio of the mass of a quantity of material (or one phase) an...	Concept	stable
bulk sample	3.63	sample (3.398) resulting from the planned aggregation or the ...	Concept	stable
bulk volume	3.64	volume, including the solids and pores, of an arbitrary soil ...	Concept	stable
capillary water	3.65	water held on soil particles due to unbalanced inter-molecula...	Concept	stable
carcinogen	3.66	substance that causes the development of malignant cells in a...	Concept	stable
certified reference material	3.67	reference material (3.374), one or more of whose property val...	Concept	stable
chain-of-custody procedure	3.68	procedure to ensure sample (3.398) integrity (e.g. when trans...	Concept	stable
channel sample	3.69	sample (3.398) obtained by removal of material in a channel-l...	Concept	stable
above-ground sampling	3.7	process of taking samples (3.398) from material that has been...	Concept	stable
characteristic	3.70	property or attribute of a material that is measured, compare...	Concept	stable
chemical treatment	3.71	treatment of contaminated soil, sediment (3.433), water, or o...	Concept	stable
chemico-physical treatment	3.72	process-based treatment relying on combination of physical an...	Concept	stable
classification system	3.73	formalized system to perform a preliminary assessment (3.341)	Concept	stable
clay content	3.74	proportion of soil particles with a particle size < 2...	Concept	stable
cloning vector	3.75	a small piece of DNA that can be stably maintained in an orga...	Concept	stable
cluster sample	3.76	composite sample (3.83) (3.84) for which the increments (3.21...	Concept	stable
community relations	3.77	processes involved in informing and consulting the local comm...	Concept	stable
community relations plan	3.78	formal statement of measures to be taken to inform and consul...	Concept	stable
competent authority	3.79	authority that assesses investigation results and takes decis...	Concept	stable
accumulation	3.8	increase of the concentration (3.86) of a substance in soil d...	Concept	stable
compliance control	3.80	investigation or programme of ongoing inspection, testing, or...	Concept	stable
compliance point	3.81	location (e.g. soil or groundwater (3.191)) where the assessm...	Concept	stable
composite extract	3.82	extract obtained by mixing (3.272) two or more extracts from ...	Concept	stable
composite sample	3.83	two or more increments (3.218) or subsamples (3.503) mixed to...	Concept	stable
composite sample	3.84	sample (3.398) made of a number of increments (3.218)	Concept	stable
composting	3.85	biological treatment (3.46) of contaminated soil usually (but...	Concept	stable
concentration	3.86	mass of test substance (3.530) per unit mass of material	Concept	stable
concentration method	3.87	method in which substances to be determined are concentrated ...	Concept	stable
conceptual site model	3.88	synthesis of all information about a potentially contaminated...	Concept	stable
construction works	3.89	applications where soil materials (3.459) are not required to...	Concept	stable
active protective measure	3.9	process designed, for example, to control groundwater (3.191)...	Concept	stable
containment	3.90	control of migration of gaseous, liquid, or solid contaminate...	Concept	stable
contaminant	3.91	substance or agent present in an environmental medium (3.147)...	Concept	stable
contaminated site	3.92	site (3.443) where contamination (3.93) is present	Concept	stable
contamination	3.93	substance(s) or agent(s) present in the soil as a result of h...	Concept	stable
contaminant release assessment	3.94	assessment of the possibility and rate of contaminant (3.91) ...	Concept	stable
control soil	3.95	uncontaminated substrate or natural soil, used as a control a...	Concept	stable
control substrate	3.96	inert substrate which does not affect spore germination, used...	Concept	stable
convenience sample	3.97	sample (3.398) chosen on the basis of accessibility, expedien...	Concept	stable
convenience sampling	3.98	process of taking samples (3.398) based on accessibility, exp...	Concept	stable
core	3.99	more or less cylindrical section of soil or rock, usually 40&...	Concept	stable