Soil quality — Determination of the effects of pollutants on soil flora — Part 2: Effects of contaminated soil on the emergence and early growth of higher plants

This part of ISO 11269 describes a method to assess the quality of an unknown soil and the soil habitat function

by determining the emergence and early growth response of at least two terrestrial plant species compared

to reference or standard control soils. It is applicable to soils of unknown quality, e.g. from contaminated sites,

amended soils or soils after remediation.