Environmental quality standard for soils (National Standard GB 15618-1995). Pays/Territoire Chine Type du document Miscellaneous Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Pollution du sol/qualité Normes environnementales Normes Protection de l’environnement Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Entry into force notes This Standard enters into force on 1 March 1996. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Chinois Site web www.mep.gov.cn