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Name	Notation	Description	Types	Status
General terms and definitions	2.		Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to soil	2.1		Concept	stable
aerobic	2.1.1	descriptive of a condition with molecular oxygen available	Concept	stable
perched groundwater	2.1.10	groundwater above a non-saturated zone	Concept	stable
soil	2.1.11	upper layer of the Earth’s crust transformed by weathering an...	Concept	stable
soil characterization	2.1.12	determination of relevant physical, chemical, and biological ...	Concept	stable
soil gas	2.1.13	gas and vapour in the pore spaces of soils	Concept	stable
soil pores	2.1.14	part of the soil volume, between the solid particles of the s...	Concept	stable
soil quality	2.1.15	all current positive or negative properties with regards to s...	Concept	stable
soil reaction	2.1.16	characterizing property of the acid base state of soils, whic...	Concept	stable
soil structure	2.1.17	arrangement of particles and organic matter to form aggregate...	Concept	stable
soil texture	2.1.18	relative proportions of the various particle size fractions (...	Concept	stable
standard soil	2.1.19	field-collected soil or manufactured soil whose main properti...	Concept	stable
anaerobic	2.1.2	descriptive of a condition with no molecular oxygen available	Concept	stable
subsoil	2.1.20	natural soil material below the topsoil and overlying the par...	Concept	stable
topsoil	2.1.21	upper part of a natural soil that is generally dark coloured ...	Concept	stable
total organic carbon	2.1.22	all carbon present in organic matter	Concept	stable
wilting point	2.1.23	water content of the soil below which the plants are not able...	Concept	stable
available water capacity	2.1.3	soil water content usable by plants based on the effective ro...	Concept	stable
dissolved organic carbon	2.1.4	concentration of organic carbon remaining in solution after f...	Concept	stable
field capacity	2.1.5	maximum water content expressed in percent (w/w or v/v) that ...	Concept	stable
humus	2.1.6	total of all dead plant and animal substances and their organ...	Concept	stable
organic carbon	2.1.7	summarizing parameter including all of the carbon forms for d...	Concept	stable
organic matter	2.1.8	matter consisting of plant and/or animal organic materials, a...	Concept	stable
parent material	2.1.9	unweathered inorganic solid or unconsolidated rock from which...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to soil materials	2.2		Concept	stable
anthropogenic ground	2.2.1	deposits which have accumulated through human activity. Note:...	Concept	stable
made ground	2.2.10	anthropogenic ground (2.2.1) comprising material placed witho...	Concept	stable
reclamation	2.2.11	return of damaged, degraded, or derelict land to a beneficial...	Concept	stable
reuse of soil material	2.2.12	useful and harmless utilization of soil materials. Note: Reus...	Concept	stable
sediment	2.2.13	solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspensi...	Concept	stable
stockpile	2.2.14	temporary deposit of soil material. Note: Stockpiles can cont...	Concept	stable
subhydric soils	2.2.15	soils formed below water or which are formed on parent materi...	Concept	stable
treated soil	2.2.16	soil subject to a based ex situ or in situ process	Concept	stable
shallow soil	2.2.17	soil in which plants can achieve a rooting depth of less than...	Concept	stable
damaged land	2.2.2	land which, due to natural processes or human activity, is no...	Concept	stable
deep soils	2.2.3	soils in which plants can achieve a rooting depth of 50 cm or...	Concept	stable
dredged material	2.2.4	material excavated during e.g. maintenance, construction, rec...	Concept	stable
earthwork	2.2.5	reuse of soil material for civil engineering and construction...	Concept	stable
excavated soil	2.2.6	soil material extracted from the ground. Ex: Topsoil, subsoil...	Concept	stable
fill material	2.2.7	mixed natural soil materials (often displaced) and can contai...	Concept	stable
harm	2.2.8	measurable adverse effect on a receptor	Concept	stable
fill	2.2.9	anthropogenic ground (2.2.1) in which the material has been s...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to land and sites	2.3		Concept	stable
abandoned hazardous site	2.3.1	hazardous site left by the owner or other responsible party i...	Concept	stable
orphan site	2.3.10	site for which no owner or other responsible party for pollut...	Concept	stable
site	2.3.11	defined area	Concept	stable
site characterization	2.3.12	collection of data connected to a site providing appropriate ...	Concept	stable
suspect site	2.3.13	site whose history or any other information leads to a suspic...	Concept	stable
target site	2.3.14	site at which soil is to be reused	Concept	stable
uniformly contaminated site	2.3.15	site with a generally uniform concentration of a hazardous su...	Concept	stable
abandoned industrial site	2.3.2	industrial site left by the owner or other responsible party ...	Concept	stable
abandoned potentially hazardous site	2.3.3	abandoned site whose history leads to a suspicion that it can...	Concept	stable
abandoned waste disposal site	2.3.4	waste disposal site left by the owner or other responsible pa...	Concept	stable
contaminated site	2.3.5	site where contamination (2.3.6) is present. Note: There is n...	Concept	stable
contamination	2.3.6	substance(s) or agent(s) present in the soil as a result of h...	Concept	stable
derelict site	2.3.7	site so damaged by human activity as to be incapable of benef...	Concept	stable
donor site	2.3.8	site from which soil material is removed for use on a target ...	Concept	stable
hazardous site	2.3.9	site which, by reason of the substances or agents present, is...	Concept	stable
Description of soil	3.		Concept	stable
Soil characteristics	3.1		Concept	stable
bulk density	3.1.1	ratio of the mass of a quantity of material (or one phase) an...	Concept	stable
water content	3.1.10	volume of water evaporating from the soil when dried to cons...	Concept	stable
water content on a dry mass basis	3.1.11	mass of water evaporating from the soil when dried to a const...	Concept	stable
bulk volume	3.1.2	volume, including the solids and pores, of an arbitrary soil ...	Concept	stable
clay content	3.1.3	proportion of soil particles with a particle size <2 µm	Concept	stable
concentration	3.1.4	mass of test substance per unit mass of material. Note: Conce...	Concept	stable
maximum particle size	3.1.5	particle size such as 5 % of the mass of the material corresp...	Concept	stable
particle size distribution	3.1.6	distribution of the soil mineral particles according to prede...	Concept	stable
porosity	3.1.7	volume of pores in a soil sample (non-solid volume) divided b...	Concept	stable
specific surface area	3.1.8	the surface area of the soil or a size fraction of the soil p...	Concept	stable
water content	3.1.9	mass of water evaporating from the soil when dried to a cons...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to soil water	3.2		Concept	stable
bedrock	3.2.1	in situ naturally consolidated rock either underlying drift ...	Concept	stable
capillary water	3.2.2	water held on soil particles due to unbalanced inter-molecula...	Concept	stable
groundwater	3.2.3	water which is being held in and can be recovered from an und...	Concept	stable
groundwater surface	3.2.4	upper boundary surface of the groundwater	Concept	stable
percolating water	3.2.5	infiltrating water that moves downward in the pore space due ...	Concept	stable
saturated zone	3.2.6	zone of the ground in which the pore space is filled complete...	Concept	stable
soil water	3.2.7	all water of the unsaturated and saturated zone	Concept	stable
unsaturated zone	3.2.8	zone of the soil in which the pore space is not filled comple...	Concept	stable
vadose zone	3.2.9	zone of the soil which is connected to the atmosphere and whi...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to processes in soils	3.3		Concept	stable
abiotic decomposition	3.3.1	decomposition by physical and/or chemical processes (e.g. pho...	Concept	stable
filter characteristics	3.3.10	ability of a soil to retain or bind solid, dissolved, or gase...	Concept	stable
habitat function	3.3.11	ability of soil/soil materials to serve as a habitat for micr...	Concept	stable
Henry's coefficient	3.3.12	partition coefficient between soil air and soil water	Concept	stable
humification	3.3.13	decomposition of organic material followed by a synthesis of ...	Concept	stable
immobilization	3.3.14	conversion of substances or soil particles into a (temporaril...	Concept	stable
leaching	3.3.15	dissolution and movement of dissolved substances by water	Concept	stable
leaching potential	3.3.16	potential for substances present in the soil/soil material to...	Concept	stable
lessivage	3.3.17	translocation of solid particles within the soil profile. Not...	Concept	stable
limiting factor	3.3.18	any condition that limits soil functions and/or the utilizati...	Concept	stable
mineralization	3.3.19	final stage of the biodegradation of organic matter or organi...	Concept	stable
abiotic degradation	3.3.2	degradation by physical and/or chemical processes	Concept	stable
mobilization	3.3.20	conversion of substances or soil particles into a mobile form	Concept	stable
non-point source input	3.3.21	any source other than a point source . Note: See diffuse sour...	Concept	stable
partition coefficient	3.3.22	ratio between the concentrations of a substance in two differ...	Concept	stable
partition coefficient between soil and plant	3.3.23	ratio between the concentration of a substance in the soil an...	Concept	stable
partition coefficient between soil organic matter and soil water	3.3.24	ratio of the concentration of a substance in the soil organic...	Concept	stable
persistence	3.3.25	resistance of a substance to chemical changes. Note: Persiste...	Concept	stable
phytoavailability	3.3.26	availability of a chemical species present in the soil for pl...	Concept	stable
point source input	3.3.27	input of a substance from a stationary discrete source of def...	Concept	stable
primary degradation	3.3.28	degradation or alteration of the molecular structure of a sub...	Concept	stable
receptor	3.3.29	defined entity that is vulnerable to the adverse effect(s) of...	Concept	stable
accumulation	3.3.3	increase of the concentration of a substance in soil due to t...	Concept	stable
retention function	3.3.30	ability of soils/soil materials to absorb pollutants in such ...	Concept	stable
soil functions	3.3.31	description of the significance of soils to man and the envir...	Concept	stable
soil processes	3.3.32	physical or reactive geochemical and biological processes, wh...	Concept	stable
soil-water partition coefficient	3.3.33	ratio of the concentration of a substance in the soil solid p...	Concept	stable
sorption	3.3.34	reversible binding of a substance by soil constituents. Note:...	Concept	stable
source	3.3.35	place from which a substance or agent is released giving rise...	Concept	stable
substance input	3.3.36	movement of a substance from another environmental compartmen...	Concept	stable
substance output	3.3.37	movement of a substance from the soil into another environmen...	Concept	stable
translocation	3.3.38	movement of substances within or on the surface of the soil c...	Concept	stable
ultimate biodegradation	3.3.39	biodegradation leading to complete mineralization	Concept	stable
aggressive soil conditions	3.3.4	soil conditions potentially damaging to buildings and constru...	Concept	stable
bioconcentration factor	3.3.5	ratio of the concentration of a substance in an organism to t...	Concept	stable
biodegradation	3.3.6	physical and chemical breakdown of a substance by living orga...	Concept	stable
decomposition	3.3.7	breakdown of complex organic substances into simpler molecule...	Concept	stable
degradation	3.3.8	physical and chemical breakdown of the substances	Concept	stable
diffuse source input	3.3.9	input of a substance emitted from moving sources, from source...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to contamination	3.4		Concept	stable
aliphatic hydrocarbon	3.4.1	acyclic or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated carbon compound, ...	Concept	stable
gas chromatography	3.4.10	analytical method that is used to separate and determine the ...	Concept	stable
hydrocarbon	3.4.11	compound of hydrogen and carbon which are the principal const...	Concept	stable
indicator compound	3.4.12	compound chosen to describe properties, primarily toxicity, o...	Concept	stable
limit test	3.4.13	test used in determination of acute toxicity to Eisenia fetid...	Concept	stable
NSO compounds	3.4.14	organic compounds that contain nitrogen, sulphur, and oxygen....	Concept	stable
partitioning	3.4.15	extent to which a compound of a hydrocarbon mixture separates...	Concept	stable
petroleum hydrocarbon	3.4.16	organic compound comprised of carbon and hydrogen atoms arran...	Concept	stable
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon	3.4.17	compound whose molecules contain two or more simple aromatic ...	Concept	stable
pollutant	3.4.18	substance or agent present in the soil (or groundwater) which...	Concept	stable
potentially harmful substance	3.4.19	substance which by its chemical form, concentration or presen...	Concept	stable
aromatic hydrocarbon	3.4.2	hydrocarbon of which the molecular structure incorporates one...	Concept	stable
pseudo-total concentration	3.4.20	amount of an element determined using a strong acid or combi...	Concept	stable
residual contamination	3.4.21	amount or concentration of contaminants remaining in a specif...	Concept	stable
surrogate compound	3.4.22	representative compound with toxicological and/or physical pr...	Concept	stable
total concentration	3.4.23	total of an element present in all chemical forms and irresp...	Concept	stable
total concentration	3.4.24	concentration derived by applying an analytical technique th...	Concept	stable
total petroleum hydrocarbons	3.4.25	method-defined parameter, depending on the analytical method ...	Concept	stable
boiling point	3.4.3	point at which the vapour pressure of a liquid equals the ext...	Concept	stable
carcinogen	3.4.4	substance that causes the development of malignant cells in a...	Concept	stable
compliance point	3.4.5	location (for example, soil or groundwater) where the assessm...	Concept	stable
contaminant	3.4.6	substance or agent present in the soil as a result of human a...	Concept	stable
dense non-aqueous phase liquid	3.4.7	NAPL (3.6.11) denser than water. Note: For LNAPL, see 3.6.8.....	Concept	stable
extractable fraction	3.4.8	amount of an element determined with a complexing agent, salt...	Concept	stable
fraction	3.4.9	group of aromatic and/or aliphatic hydrocarbons with similar ...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to background content	3.5		Concept	stable
background concentration	3.5.1	concentration of a substance characteristic of a soil type in...	Concept	stable
soil salinization	3.5.10	accumulation of water soluble salts in soil	Concept	stable
statistical characteristic	3.5.11	numerical value calculated from a variate of a chosen paramet...	Concept	stable
trace element	3.5.12	element present in low concentration in soil material in resp...	Concept	stable
usual background value	3.5.13	statistical characteristic of the usual content of a substanc...	Concept	stable
usual content	3.5.14	concentration of a substance in soils resulting from both the...	Concept	stable
background value	3.5.2	statistical characteristics of the total (natural pedo-geoche...	Concept	stable
critical concentration	3.5.3	quantitative estimate of a concentration of one or more pollu...	Concept	stable
critical load	3.5.4	quantitative estimate of the input of one or more pollutants ...	Concept	stable
essential trace element	3.5.5	element essential in low concentrations for plant or animal (...	Concept	stable
hazardous substances	3.5.6	substances which, because of their properties, quantities or ...	Concept	stable
natural background concentration	3.5.7	concentration of a substance that is derived solely from natu...	Concept	stable
natural background value	3.5.8	statistical characteristics of the natural pedo-geochemical c...	Concept	stable
pedo-geochemical background value	3.5.9	statistical characteristics of the pedo-geochemical content. ...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to sampling gases	3.6		Concept	stable
active soil-gas sampling	3.6.1	sampling by extracting a certain volume of soil gas	Concept	stable
monitoring installation	3.6.10	permanent or temporary device used for soil gas sampling. Ex:...	Concept	stable
non-aqueous phase liquid	3.6.11	liquid organic substance which is relatively insoluble in wat...	Concept	stable
soil gas monitoring installation	3.6.12	borehole finished with suitable material for stabilization of...	Concept	stable
passive soil-gas sampling	3.6.13	sampling based on the adsorption of gases of the ground on an...	Concept	stable
soil gas monitoring device	3.6.14	borehole finished with suitable material for stabilisation of...	Concept	stable
two-stage-soil-gas sampling	3.6.15	sampling done firstly through installation of a borehole with...	Concept	stable
soil gas sample volume	3.6.17	volume of soil gas taken to form the sample	Concept	stable
sub-slab sampling location	3.6.19	soil gas sampling location just below the foundation slab of ...	Concept	stable
dead volume	3.6.2	volume which is present between the suction opening of the so...	Concept	stable
subsoil	3.6.20	layer of soil beneath the surface soil and overlying the bed...	Concept	stable
upper explosive limit	3.6.22	uppermost volume fraction of a mixture of flammable gas with ...	Concept	stable
direct method	3.6.3	method of analysis where the soil-gas sample (aliquot) is dir...	Concept	stable
direct-reading detecting tube	3.6.4	glass tube filled with reagents which, after drawing through ...	Concept	stable
gas migration	3.6.5	movement of gas from the source through the ground to the adj...	Concept	stable
gas monitoring well	3.6.6	standpipe suitably installed inside a borehole from which gas...	Concept	stable
gas sampling	3.6.7	collection of a volume of soil gas contained in the pore spac...	Concept	stable
light non-aqueous phase liquid	3.6.8	NAPL (3.6.11) less dense than water. Note: For DNAPL, see 3.4...	Concept	stable
lower explosive limit	3.6.9	lowest volume fraction of a mixture of flammable gas with air...	Concept	stable
Sampling	4.		Concept	stable
General terms and definitions	4.1		Concept	stable
actual increment size	4.1.1	amount of material that is present in an increment	Concept	stable
minimum increment size	4.1.10	minimum mass or volume of material in an increment obtained d...	Concept	stable
minimum sample size	4.1.11	minimum mass or volume of material in a sample for which the ...	Concept	stable
population	4.1.12	totality of items under consideration. Note: In the case of a...	Concept	stable
population	4.1.13	entirety of a soil volume or mass about which information is...	Concept	stable
project manager	4.1.14	individual responsible for the development of both the sampli...	Concept	stable
representative sample	4.1.15	sample in which the characteristic(s) of interest is (are) pr...	Concept	stable
safety	4.1.16	freedom from unacceptable risk of harm. Note: In standardizat...	Concept	stable
sample	4.1.17	portion of soil material selected from a larger quantity of m...	Concept	stable
sampler	4.1.18	person or a group of persons carrying out the sampling proced...	Concept	stable
sample volume	4.1.19	volume of sample which is taken from soil	Concept	stable
actual sample size	4.1.2	amount of material that is present in the sample	Concept	stable
sampling	4.1.20	process of drawing or constituting a sample. Note: For the pu...	Concept	stable
sampling design	4.1.21	decisions as to types of samples to be obtained, sampling loc...	Concept	stable
sampling error	4.1.22	part of the total error (the estimate from a sample minus the...	Concept	stable
sampling objective	4.1.23	technical description of the purpose of sampling	Concept	stable
sampling plan	4.1.24	predetermined procedure for implementation of the sampling st...	Concept	stable
sampling procedure	4.1.25	operational requirements and/or instructions as to how sampli...	Concept	stable
sampling programme	4.1.26	total sampling operation, from the first step in which the pu...	Concept	stable
sampling strategy	4.1.27	arrangement by which a sampling programme is to be conducted....	Concept	stable
sampling uncertainty	4.1.28	part of the total measurement uncertainty attributable to sam...	Concept	stable
secondary objective(s)	4.1.29	detailed definition of technical activities required to achie...	Concept	stable
analytical sample	4.1.3	portion of material, resulting from the original sample or co...	Concept	stable
segment	4.1.30	each of the single, large portions of material pre-existing ...	Concept	stable
slot sample	4.1.31	sample taken as a vertical slot from within a stratum or othe...	Concept	stable
specimen	4.1.32	specifically selected unit/portion of a material taken from a...	Concept	stable
sub-population	4.1.33	defined part of a population	Concept	stable
subsample	4.1.34	sample obtained by procedures in which the items of interest ...	Concept	stable
subsample	4.1.35	selected part of a sample. Note: The subsample can be selecte...	Concept	stable
unit	4.1.36	each of the discrete, identifiable portions of material suita...	Concept	stable
bulk sample	4.1.4	sample resulting from the planned aggregation or the combinat...	Concept	stable
characteristic	4.1.5	property or attribute of a material that is measured, compare...	Concept	stable
heterogeneous	4.1.6	having properties which vary from point to point when viewed ...	Concept	stable
homogeneous	4.1.7	having the same properties at all points when viewed at a sca...	Concept	stable
increment	4.1.8	material forming part of a composite sample obtained by a sin...	Concept	stable
measurement uncertainty	4.1.9	estimate attached to a test result which characterizes the ra...	Concept	stable
Sample types/sampling type	4.2		Concept	stable
above‑ground sampling	4.2.1	process of taking samples from material that has been deposit...	Concept	stable
probabilistic sampling	4.2.10	sampling to ensure that each particle or element in the popul...	Concept	stable
replicate sample	4.2.11	one of the two or more samples or sub samples obtained separa...	Concept	stable
sample related to mass	4.2.12	sample whose analytical results are expressed for evaluation ...	Concept	stable
sample related to unit area	4.2.13	sample whose analytical results are expressed for evaluation ...	Concept	stable
sampling network	4.2.14	system of predetermined sampling points	Concept	stable
principal sampling situation	4.2.15	one of four sampling situations characterised by a combinatio...	Concept	stable
probabilistic sampling	4.2.16	sampling to ensure that each particle or element in the popul...	Concept	stable
regular sampling	4.2.17	process of taking samples at the nodes of a regular pattern, ...	Concept	stable
simple random sample	4.2.18	sample of n items taken from a population of N items in such ...	Concept	stable
sample division	4.2.19	activity in sample preparation whereby a sample of bulk mate...	Concept	stable
in‑ground sampling	4.2.2	process of taking samples from the ground surface and/or with...	Concept	stable
spot sample	4.2.20	sample of specified number or size taken from a specified par...	Concept	stable
stratified sample	4.2.21	sample taken from a single stratum of the defined population ...	Concept	stable
stratified sampling	4.2.22	sampling, in a population which can be divided into mutually ...	Concept	stable
sampling pattern	4.2.23	set of predetermined sampling points	Concept	stable
selective sample	4.2.24	sample deliberately chosen or formed, based on some specific ...	Concept	stable
selective subsampling	4.2.25	separation of part of a sample on the basis of grading (i.e. ...	Concept	stable
umpire sample	4.2.26	sample taken, prepared, and stored in an agreed upon manner f...	Concept	stable
simple random sampling	4.2.27	sampling locations are selected arbitrarily within the area ...	Concept	stable
spatial composite sample	4.2.28	composite sample formed from small incremental point samples ...	Concept	stable
spot sample	4.2.29	sample from a discrete location. Note: Sample can be formed f...	Concept	stable
cluster sample	4.2.3	composite sample for which the increments are taken over a sm...	Concept	stable
stratified random sampling	4.2.30	process in which the area to be sampled is divided into a num...	Concept	stable
systematic sampling	4.2.34	process of taking samples from locations that have been pre-d...	Concept	stable
systematic unaligned sampling	4.2.35	process of taking samples using a sampling pattern intermedia...	Concept	stable
composite sample	4.2.4	sample made of a number of increments . Note: See cluster sa...	Concept	stable
mathematically combined sample	4.2.5	sample obtained by removing specific fractions by separation ...	Concept	stable
convenience sampling	4.2.6	process of taking samples based on accessibility, expediency,...	Concept	stable
non-systematic pattern	4.2.7	sampling pattern indicating sampling locations based on other...	Concept	stable
judgemental sampling	4.2.8	process of taking samples from particular zones or features o...	Concept	stable
kubiëna tin	4.2.9	metal box with removable top and base which can be forced int...	Concept	stable
Sampling stages	4.3		Concept	stable
aliquot	4.3.1	known amount of a homogeneous material, assumed to be taken w...	Concept	stable
preliminary investigation	4.3.10	desk study and site reconnaissance	Concept	stable
primary sample	4.3.11	sample taken from a population during the first stage of mult...	Concept	stable
single sample	4.3.12	sampling unit collected by a single operation of a sampling d...	Concept	stable
soil sampler	4.3.13	tool to collect soil material in a quick and standardized way	Concept	stable
supplementary investigation	4.3.14	collection of such other information as required for the sele...	Concept	stable
test portion	4.3.15	quantity of material, of proper size, for measurement of the ...	Concept	stable
test sample	4.3.16	portion of material, resulting from the laboratory sample by ...	Concept	stable
test solution	4.3.17	solution prepared by dissolving (with or without reaction) th...	Concept	stable
composite extract	4.3.2	extract obtained by mixing two or more extracts from differen...	Concept	stable
composite sample	4.3.3	two or more increments/subsamples mixed together in appropria...	Concept	stable
concentration method	4.3.4	method in which substances to be determined are concentrated ...	Concept	stable
exploratory investigation	4.3.5	collection of samples for analysis to confirm the hypothesis ...	Concept	stable
final sample	4.3.6	sample obtained at the final step of multistage sampling (e.g...	Concept	stable
laboratory sample	4.3.7	sample intended for laboratory inspection or testing. Note: W...	Concept	stable
main investigation	4.3.8	accurate evaluation of the soil quality for contaminants and ...	Concept	stable
multi-stage sampling	4.3.9	sampling in which the sample is selected by stages, the sampl...	Concept	stable
Execution of sampling	4.4		Concept	stable
analytical and testing strategy	4.4.1	plan comprising the samples to be analysed or tested, the par...	Concept	stable
exposure	4.4.10	naturally formed or artificially constructed locality at the ...	Concept	stable
fresh sample	4.4.11	sample used for analysis and testing without preliminary dryi...	Concept	stable
horizon related sample	4.4.12	sample collected from and representing a defined soil horizon...	Concept	stable
involved parties	4.4.13	individuals, groups, and/or institutions involved in the (ite...	Concept	stable
log	4.4.14	continuous record as a function of depth (usually graphical a...	Concept	stable
logging	4.4.15	act or process of making or recording a log	Concept	stable
mud sample	4.4.16	sample obtained from sludge loaded cuttings and/or flushings ...	Concept	stable
profile description	4.4.17	description of the features of a soil exposed in a pit or sec...	Concept	stable
quartering	4.4.18	reduction of a sample in size by formation and combination of...	Concept	stable
profile description	4.4.19	description of the features of a soil exposed in a pit or sec...	Concept	stable
boring	4.4.2	hole of any predetermined diameter and length formed in any s...	Concept	stable
sample preservation	4.4.20	any procedure used to stabilize a sample in such a way that t...	Concept	stable
sample size	4.4.21	number of items or the quantity of material constituting a sa...	Concept	stable
sample storage	4.4.22	process and the result of keeping a soil sample available und...	Concept	stable
sample transportation	4.4.23	act of transferring a sample from the locality of sampling to...	Concept	stable
sampling device	4.4.24	apparatus or tool used to obtain a sample from soil or soil m...	Concept	stable
sampling point	4.4.25	precise position within a sampling site or within each soil-c...	Concept	stable
sampling record	4.4.26	report which serves the sampling staff as a check list and pr...	Concept	stable
sampling report	4.4.27	description of the whole sampling process; it is based on sam...	Concept	stable
sampling site	4.4.28	general areas within a body of soil from which samples are co...	Concept	stable
sampling technique	4.4.29	all appropriate procedures and sampling devices to obtain and...	Concept	stable
channel sample	4.4.3	sample obtained by removal of material in a channel-like shap...	Concept	stable
trial pit	4.4.30	excavation prepared to carry out profile descriptions, sampli...	Concept	stable
undisturbed sample	4.4.31	sample obtained from the soil using a method designed to pres...	Concept	stable
undisturbed sample	4.4.33	sample obtained from the ground with soil structure unaltered...	Concept	stable
core	4.4.4	more or less cylindrical section of soil or rock, usually 40 ...	Concept	stable
core sample	4.4.5	sample obtained from a core	Concept	stable
cross contamination	4.4.6	undesired result due to the following: —collection of a samp...	Concept	stable
cutting cylinder	4.4.7	cylindrical device with removable top and base forced into th...	Concept	stable
disturbed sample	4.4.8	sample obtained from the soil without any attempt to preserve...	Concept	stable
disturbed sample	4.4.9	sample obtained from the ground without any attempt to preser...	Concept	stable
Quality control samples	4.5		Concept	stable
certified reference material	4.5.1	reference material, one or more of whose property values are ...	Concept	stable
chain-of-custody procedure	4.5.2	procedure to ensure sample integrity (e.g. when transferred b...	Concept	stable
field blank	4.5.3	container prepared in the laboratory using reagent water or o...	Concept	stable
field spike	4.5.4	sample collected in the field and spiked with compounds of in...	Concept	stable
quality control sample	4.5.5	sample usually relating to the quality assurance of field sam...	Concept	stable
reference material	4.5.6	material or substance, one or more of whose property values a...	Concept	stable
reference site	4.5.7	area whose one or more element concentrations are well charac...	Concept	stable
split sample	4.5.8	sample used to challenge the analytical laboratory performanc...	Concept	stable
traceability	4.5.9	property of the result of a measurement whereby it can be rel...	Concept	stable
Sample pretreatment	4.6		Concept	stable
drying	4.6.1	process of removing the soil water from a sample. Note: In so...	Concept	stable
milling	4.6.2	mechanical reduction of the particle size of a sample by attr...	Concept	stable
mixing	4.6.3	combining of components, particles, or layers into a more hom...	Concept	stable
particle size reduction	4.6.4	grinding, milling, or crushing the sample in order to reduce ...	Concept	stable
reducing	4.6.5	decreasing the size of the sample	Concept	stable
riffling	4.6.6	separation of a free-flowing sample into (usually) equal part...	Concept	stable
sample pretreatment	4.6.7	collective noun for all procedures used for conditioning a so...	Concept	stable
subsampling	4.6.8	process of selecting one or more subsamples from a sample of ...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to geostatistics	4.7		Concept	stable
anisotropy	4.7.1	property of a soil or other volume of material to have differ...	Concept	stable
geostatistics	4.7.2	statistical methodology based on the use of spatial coordinat...	Concept	stable
kriging	4.7.3	special interpolation method applied in geostatistics for the...	Concept	stable
prediction	4.7.4	process of forming a statistic from observed values to predic...	Concept	stable
trend	4.7.5	systematic spatial variation of the local mean of a variable,...	Concept	stable
variogram	4.7.6	measure of spatial variation of a variable. Note: See in Anne...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to the assessment of soils	5.		Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to quality	5.1		Concept	stable
anthropogenic change	5.1.1	influence on soil properties caused by human activities	Concept	stable
soil productivity	5.1.10	ability of a soil to produce yields under current conditions	Concept	stable
soil specimen bank	5.1.11	systematic or permanent collection and long term storage of r...	Concept	stable
data quality objectives	5.1.2	statement of the required detection limits, accuracy, reprodu...	Concept	stable
investigation objectives	5.1.3	purposes of the soil and site investigation separated into ph...	Concept	stable
monitoring	5.1.4	process of repetitive observation for defined purposes of one...	Concept	stable
monitoring site	5.1.5	area in which investigations take place, such an area is usua...	Concept	stable
permanent monitoring areas	5.1.6	representative areas chosen according to specific criteria wh...	Concept	stable
potential soil productivity	5.1.7	ability of a soil to produce yields under optimum conditions ...	Concept	stable
soil damage	5.1.8	alteration of soil properties which can cause negative effect...	Concept	stable
soil fertility	5.1.9	current status of a soil with respect to sustainable plant gr...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to assessment of soil and sites with respect to risk, hazard, and exposure	5.2		Concept	stable
assessment criteria	5.2.1	criteria set up to help decide if a site requires further inv...	Concept	stable
exposed population investigation	5.2.10	characterization of the population possibly exposed to contam...	Concept	stable
exposure assessment	5.2.11	process of establishing whether, and how much, exposure occur...	Concept	stable
exposure pathway	5.2.12	path a chemical takes from a source to a receptor. Note: Each...	Concept	stable
general exposure pattern	5.2.13	level of exposure to different potential hazards in the relev...	Concept	stable
harmlessness	5.2.14	condition in which the application of a soil material does n...	Concept	stable
hazard	5.2.15	property of a substance or material or situation that in part...	Concept	stable
hypothesis of soil contamination	5.2.16	either the assumption whether or not a site is contaminated o...	Concept	stable
indicator substance	5.2.17	substance representing a group or a mixture of substances	Concept	stable
ingestion exposure	5.2.18	rate of substances reaching the body by ingestion, such as e....	Concept	stable
inhalation exposure	5.2.19	rate or concentration of airborne particles and gases reachin...	Concept	stable
bioavailability	5.2.2	degree to which chemicals present in the soil can be absorbed...	Concept	stable
pathway analysis	5.2.20	determination of the relevant exposure pathways for the quant...	Concept	stable
pathway	5.2.21	mechanism or route by which substance or agent could come int...	Concept	stable
preliminary assessment	5.2.22	desktop risk assessment based on the possible contamination, ...	Concept	stable
quantitative risk assessment	5.2.23	risk assessment performed with the data from the site investi...	Concept	stable
risk	5.2.24	combination of the probability or frequency of occurrence of ...	Concept	stable
risk analysis	5.2.25	use of available information to identify hazard and to charac...	Concept	stable
risk assessment	5.2.26	process of risk analysis and evaluation of the damaging effec...	Concept	stable
scenario	5.2.27	description of the data and assumptions for quantitative risk...	Concept	stable
soil restoration	5.2.28	actions to restore soil functions for intended uses or to pro...	Concept	stable
study area	5.2.29	three-dimensional definition of the area where samples are to...	Concept	stable
classification system	5.2.3	formalized system to perform a preliminary assessment. Note: ...	Concept	stable
uncertainty analysis	5.2.30	qualitative or quantitative statement on the uncertainty of t...	Concept	stable
contaminant release assessment	5.2.4	assessment of the possibility and rate of contaminant release...	Concept	stable
decontamination	5.2.5	removal or partial removal of hazardous substances from the s...	Concept	stable
dermal exposure	5.2.6	rate or concentration of substances capable of penetrating th...	Concept	stable
dose	5.2.7	amount of a substance reaching a receptor. Note: For a human ...	Concept	stable
dose-response relationship	5.2.8	defines the effect a given dose (or equivalent quantity for n...	Concept	stable
environmental fate analysis	5.2.9	analysis of the fate of the contaminant once it is released i...	Concept	stable
Terms and definitions relating to soil protection	5.3		Concept	stable
guideline value	5.3.1	value recommended without legal obligation	Concept	stable
locally contaminated site	5.3.2	site with discrete areas of high concentrations of substances...	Concept	stable
sensitive site	5.3.3	site whose soil properties or functions are readily or excess...	Concept	stable
soil protection	5.3.4	measures for long-term maintenance or restoration of soils an...	Concept	stable
Remediation	6.		Concept	stable
General terms and definitions	6.1		Concept	stable
active protective measure	6.1.1	process designed, for example, to control groundwater or gas ...	Concept	stable
landfill gas	6.1.10	mixture of permanent gases (main components), dominated by me...	Concept	stable
natural attenuation	6.1.11	all those natural processes, including chemical, physical, an...	Concept	stable
passive protective measure	6.1.12	protective measure that provides protection solely through it...	Concept	stable
protective measure	6.1.13	measure designed to protect a specified target against an ide...	Concept	stable
public health protection plan	6.1.14	plan providing an assessment of the public health risks assoc...	Concept	stable
remedial design	6.1.15	see remediation strategy (6.1.20)	Concept	stable
remedial investigation	6.1.16	investigation to collect all information necessary to design ...	Concept	stable
remediation	6.1.17	process of dealing with contaminated soil, groundwater, or si...	Concept	stable
remediation monitoring plan	6.1.18	programme of inspection and/or testing for the regular assess...	Concept	stable
remediation objective	6.1.19	generic term for any objective, including those related to te...	Concept	stable
aftercare management	6.1.2	measures applied on completion of remedial works or as an int...	Concept	stable
remediation strategy	6.1.20	combination of remediation methods and associated works that ...	Concept	stable
remediation target value	6.1.21	indication of the performance to be achieved by remediation, ...	Concept	stable
remediation technology	6.1.22	technology that pre-processes, processes or post-processes th...	Concept	stable
validation plan	6.1.23	programme of inspection and/or testing for the purposes of as...	Concept	stable
volatile organic compound	6.1.24	compound which is liquid at room temperature (20 °C) and whic...	Concept	stable
volatile organic compound	6.1.25	organic compound that is volatile under normal environmental/...	Concept	stable
community relations	6.1.3	processes involved in informing and consulting the local comm...	Concept	stable
community relations plan	6.1.4	formal statement of measures to be taken to inform and consul...	Concept	stable
compliance or performance control	6.1.5	investigation or programme of on-going inspection, testing, o...	Concept	stable
effectiveness	6.1.6	measure of the ability of a remediation method to achieve re...	Concept	stable
environmental protection plan	6.1.7	plan providing an assessment of the environmental risks assoc...	Concept	stable
immediate measure	6.1.8	measure required to counteract immediate threats to human hea...	Concept	stable
landfill	6.1.9	deposition of waste into or onto the land. Note: It can event...	Concept	stable
Principal remediation types	6.2		Concept	stable
engineering-based methods	6.2.1	civil engineering techniques (e.g. excavation, containment, h...	Concept	stable
ex situ treatment method	6.2.2	treatment method applied to medium to be treated (e.g. soil, ...	Concept	stable
in situ treatment method	6.2.3	treatment method applied to medium to be treated (e.g. soil, ...	Concept	stable
off-site treatment	6.2.4	treatment applied away from the site to be remediated	Concept	stable
on-site treatment	6.2.5	treatment applied on the site being remediated	Concept	stable
preventive measure	6.2.6	measure to avoid hazard. Ex: By removing (receptors) targets ...	Concept	stable
Engineering-based methods	6.3		Concept	stable
bottom barrier system	6.3.1	in-ground (largely) horizontal barrier used to isolate/contai...	Concept	stable
geomembrane	6.3.10	plastic sheeting used in civil engineering and related activi...	Concept	stable
geoproducts	6.3.11	collective term for geosynthetics and for similar products ma...	Concept	stable
geosynthetics	6.3.12	collective terms for geotextiles, geomembranes, etc. made fro...	Concept	stable
geotextile	6.3.13	woven, non-woven, or knitted permeable textiles used in civil...	Concept	stable
groundwater extraction	6.3.14	removal of groundwater from the ground using pumps	Concept	stable
hydraulic measures	6.3.15	application of ground-waters infiltration and extraction meth...	Concept	stable
injected barrier	6.3.16	barrier formed by injecting material under pressure into grou...	Concept	stable
pump and treat system	6.3.17	system in which water is extracted for treatment above ground	Concept	stable
reactive barrier	6.3.18	permeable in-ground wall which absorbs, reacts with, or degra...	Concept	stable
surface liner system	6.3.19	cover to hazardous site composed primarily of a geomembrane. ...	Concept	stable
break layer	6.3.2	stratum of high permeability granular material within a cover...	Concept	stable
vertical barrier	6.3.20	in-ground vertical structure designed to contain contaminatio...	Concept	stable
containment	6.3.3	control of migration of gaseous, liquid, or solid contaminate...	Concept	stable
cover system	6.3.4	one or more layers of materials, such as soils, suitable mine...	Concept	stable
displacement barrier	6.3.5	in-ground barrier installed without excavation. Ex: Sheet ste...	Concept	stable
excavated barrier	6.3.6	barrier formed in an excavation. Ex: Slurry wall.	Concept	stable
excavation	6.3.7	removal of soil, fill, sediment, etc., from the ground for tr...	Concept	stable
geocomposite	6.3.8	collective term for products made from a combination of two o...	Concept	stable
geogrid	6.3.9	synthetic material in the form of a net or mesh used in civil...	Concept	stable
Process-based treatment methods	6.4		Concept	stable
aerobic biological treatment	6.4.1	biological treatment in the presence of oxygen	Concept	stable
chemico-physical treatment	6.4.10	process-based treatment relying on combination of physical an...	Concept	stable
composting	6.4.11	biological treatment of contaminated soil usually (but not al...	Concept	stable
dechlorination	6.4.12	chemical process designed to remove chlorine from organic che...	Concept	stable
direct thermal desorption	6.4.13	heat is applied directly to medium to be treated. Ex: By open...	Concept	stable
electrokinetic remediation	6.4.14	application of electrokinetic processes, such as electro-osmo...	Concept	stable
enzyme	6.4.15	biologically produced protein catalyst that accelerates the c...	Concept	stable
fungal treatment	6.4.16	biological treatment based on use of fungi (e.g. dry rot fung...	Concept	stable
gas control system	6.4.17	system designed to control the migration and release of landf...	Concept	stable
gas protection measures	6.4.18	measures to protect buildings from landfill and other gases, ...	Concept	stable
hydrolysis	6.4.19	reaction with water involving incorporation of oxygen, hydrog...	Concept	stable
air-sparging	6.4.2	introduction of air under pressure into the groundwater	Concept	stable
incineration	6.4.20	treatment in which contaminated medium (e.g. soil) is raised ...	Concept	stable
indigenous	6.4.21	referring to organisms which have developed naturally in a gi...	Concept	stable
indirect thermal desorption	6.4.22	heat is applied indirectly, for example, by applying heat to ...	Concept	stable
intrinsic bioremediation	6.4.23	reduction in contaminant concentrations in soil, groundwater ...	Concept	stable
landfarming	6.4.24	biological treatment applied directly to in situ contaminated...	Concept	stable
mobile treatment system	6.4.25	readily-movable process-based treatment method. Note: A mobil...	Concept	stable
oxidation	6.4.26	loss of an electron by an atom or group of atoms. Ex: Change ...	Concept	stable
physical treatment	6.4.27	process-based treatment method based primarily on physical pr...	Concept	stable
phytoremediation	6.4.28	methods using the natural activities of plants to transform, ...	Concept	stable
post-treatment measures	6.4.29	all those activities (e.g. drying) applied to the product of ...	Concept	stable
anaerobic biological treatment	6.4.3	biological treatment in the absence of gaseous or soluble oxy...	Concept	stable
precipitation	6.4.30	chemical reaction in solution resulting in the formation of a...	Concept	stable
pretreatment measures	6.4.31	all those activities (e.g. drying, grinding, grading) applied...	Concept	stable
primary treatment	6.4.32	stage of treatment involving the removal of suspended solids...	Concept	stable
pyrolysis	6.4.33	chemical change caused by heat. Note: Sometimes used in a mor...	Concept	stable
reduction	6.4.34	addition of an electron to an atom or group including, for ex...	Concept	stable
secondary treatment	6.4.35	stage of treatment by biological processes such as activated...	Concept	stable
slurry bioreactor	6.4.36	equipment in which bio-treatment is applied to a slurry of co...	Concept	stable
soil flushing	6.4.37	in situ process in which contaminants are physically removed...	Concept	stable
soil vapour extraction	6.4.38	in-situ process involving extraction of volatile vapours fro...	Concept	stable
soil washing	6.4.39	water-based system designed to physically separate contaminan...	Concept	stable
biological treatment	6.4.4	methods using the natural activities of plants or micro-organ...	Concept	stable
solidification	6.4.40	addition of reagents to contaminated material to reduce its f...	Concept	stable
solvent extraction	6.4.41	use of non-aqueous liquids (e.g. organic solvents, super-crit...	Concept	stable
stabilization/solidification	6.4.42	treatment combining stabilization and solidification in a sin...	Concept	stable
stabilization	6.4.43	addition of chemicals to the contaminated material to produce...	Concept	stable
tertiary treatment	6.4.44	additional treatment processes which result in further purif...	Concept	stable
thermal desorption	6.4.45	thermal treatment involving volatilization of contaminants fr...	Concept	stable
thermal treatment	6.4.46	treatment in which heat is applied to destroy, remove, or imm...	Concept	stable
treatment line	6.4.47	sequence of treatment processes applied to a soil, soil-like ...	Concept	stable
treatment system	6.4.48	combination of treatment processes applied in sequence or par...	Concept	stable
vitrification	6.4.49	treatment in which temperature is sufficient to melt the bulk...	Concept	stable
bioreactor	6.4.5	equipment in which biotreatment is applied to a solid, liquid...	Concept	stable
bioremediation	6.4.6	use of biological treatment methods to decontaminate soil or ...	Concept	stable
(bio) treatment bed	6.4.7	above-ground bed of soil designed to enhance biodegradation p...	Concept	stable
bioventing	6.4.8	in situ process in which vapour extraction/air infiltration ...	Concept	stable
chemical treatment	6.4.9	treatment of contaminated soil, sediment, water, or other mat...	Concept	stable
Soil ecotoxicology	7.		Concept	stable
Biodegradability	7.1		Concept	stable
anaerobic transformation	7.1.1	reactions occurring under exclusion of oxygen (reducing condi...	Concept	stable
no observed effect concentration	7.1.10	highest test substance concentration immediately below the LO...	Concept	stable
persistence	7.1.11	residence time of a chemical species in a specifically define...	Concept	stable
primary biodegradation	7.1.12	degradation of a substance to an extent sufficient to remove ...	Concept	stable
reference soil	7.1.13	uncontaminated site-specific soil (e.g. collected in the vici...	Concept	stable
saturated soil	7.1.14	part of the soil which is completely saturated by water	Concept	stable
test material	7.1.15	material to be tested. Ex: Soils, soil materials, compost, sl...	Concept	stable
test mixture	7.1.16	mixture of contaminated soil or the test substance (e.g. chem...	Concept	stable
test mixture ratio	7.1.17	ratio between the test soil and the control soil in a test mi...	Concept	stable
test substance	7.1.18	chemical substance under investigation added to the test syst...	Concept	stable
biodiversity	7.1.2	variability among living organisms on the earth, including t...	Concept	stable
biomass	7.1.3	total mass of test organisms or parts of them expressed as d...	Concept	stable
biosolid	7.1.4	organic product applied to soil including for example, sewage...	Concept	stable
effect concentration for x % effect	7.1.5	concentration (mass fraction) of a test substance that cause...	Concept	stable
inhibitory dose	7.1.6	amount of a test substance added to soil that effectively inh...	Concept	stable
lethal concentration x	7.1.7	concentration at a test substance or percent dilution of con...	Concept	stable
lowest observed effect concentration	7.1.8	lowest test substance concentration that has a statistically ...	Concept	stable
median lethal concentration	7.1.9	concentration of a test substance or percent dilution of con...	Concept	stable
Soil fauna	7.2		Concept	stable
avoidance behaviour	7.2.1	tendency (of an organism) to avoid the test soil while prefer...	Concept	stable
diapause	7.2.2	interruption of metabolism during egg, larva, pupa, or imago ...	Concept	stable
growth	7.2.3	increase in biomass (i.e. the fresh mass of organisms). Note:...	Concept	stable
test substrate	7.2.4	manufactured soil or natural soil used as control and diluti...	Concept	stable
Soil flora	7.3		Concept	stable
bound residues	7.3.1	chemical species in plants and soils, originating from, for e...	Concept	stable
control soil	7.3.2	uncontaminated substrate, used as a control and as medium for...	Concept	stable
germination	7.3.3	development of a seedling contained within a seed, ending the...	Concept	stable
hormesis	7.3.4	improvement of seedling emergence, growth, or survival (or ot...	Concept	stable
seedling emergence	7.3.5	appearance of the seedling (i.e. visible seedling) above the ...	Concept	stable
soil mixture ratio	7.3.6	ratio of the dry mass of test soil to the dry mass of referen...	Concept	stable
Soil microorganisms	7.4		Concept	stable
ammonification	7.4.1	microbial degradation of organic nitrogen to ammonia	Concept	stable
mycelium	7.4.10	branched hyphae network	Concept	stable
mycorrhizal fungus	7.4.11	ubiquitous microorganism forming symbiotic association with t...	Concept	stable
nitrification	7.4.12	microbial oxidation of ammonium to nitrite and thereafter, to...	Concept	stable
nitrogen mineralization	7.4.13	microbial degradation of an organic substance containing nitr...	Concept	stable
rate of CO2 formation [O2 consumption]	7.4.14	amount of CO2 released [O2 consumed] per time unit from a mas...	Concept	stable
respiratory activation quotient	7.4.15	basal respiration rate divided by substrate-induced respirati...	Concept	stable
soil material	7.4.16	material composed of excavated soil, dredged materials, manuf...	Concept	stable
soil microbial biomass	7.4.17	mass of intact microbial cells in a given soil. Note: This is...	Concept	stable
soil respiration rate	7.4.18	volume of carbon dioxide released per unit mass of soil per u...	Concept	stable
specific growth rate	7.4.19	number of multiplication (by e) of respiration rate per unit ...	Concept	stable
basal respiration	7.4.2	microbial soil respiration without addition of substrate	Concept	stable
substrate-induced respiration	7.4.20	microbial soil respiration after addition of nutrients. Note:...	Concept	stable
time to the peak maximum	7.4.21	time from addition of growth substrate to the maximum respira...	Concept	stable
basal respiration rate	7.4.3	constant mass of CO2 released or mass of O2 consumed per unit...	Concept	stable
control substrate	7.4.4	inert substrate which does not affect spore germination, used...	Concept	stable
cumulative CO2 evolution or O2 consumption	7.4.5	total area bounded by the line of the soil respiration rate c...	Concept	stable
hyphae	7.4.6	filaments which compose fungus mycelium	Concept	stable
metabolic quotient	7.4.7	specific metabolic activity of soil microorganisms, which can...	Concept	stable
microbial activity	7.4.8	metabolic performance of microorganisms. Note: It can be meas...	Concept	stable
microorganisms	7.4.9	all organisms smaller than 50 µm that can occur as single cel...	Concept	stable