Environmental quality standard for soils (National Standard GB 15618-1995). Country/Territory China Document type Miscellaneous Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Soil pollution/quality Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Standard enters into force on 1 March 1996. Abstract The Standard is formulated for the purpose of implementing the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, preventing soil pollution, protecting the environment and human health and safeguarding agroforestry production. It provides the allowed concentration limit of soil pollutants and monitoring methods according to soil use functions, protection objectives and soil quality. The standard applies to soil of farmland, vegetable field, tea garden, orchard, rangeland, woodland and nature reserves. Full text Chinese Website www.mep.gov.cn