English: soil guideline value

Part of speech

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Plural

gwerthoedd canllaw ar gyfer pridd

Definition

Soil Guideline Values (SGVs) are a series of measurements and values used by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to measure contamination of the soil. SGV's include many sub-values and guidelines, most oriented around soil coverage and toxic deposits such as mercury.