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Table 1 Soil physical and chemical properties of Calcaric Regosol (Amsdorf) and Chernozem (Etzdorf)

From: Artificial formation of benzene polycarboxylic acids during sample processing of black carbon analysis: the role of organic carbon amount

Depth (cm)

Horizon

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

pH (Salt)

CEC pH 7 (mmolc kg−1)

Base saturation (%)

TOC (g kg−1)

Carbonate-C (g kg−1)

N (total) (g kg−1)

TOC/N (–)

Regosol

 0–40

Ap

35.0 ± 1.8

39.0 ± 2.0

27.0 ± 1.4

7.6 ± 0.4

119 ± 6

100 ± 5

24.5 ± 1.2

52.6 ± 5.3

1.9 ± 0.1

12.9 ± 0.6

 40–50

reFh1

4.0 ± 0.2

72.0 ± 3.6

23.0 ± 1.2

7.6 ± 0.4

172 ± 9

100 ± 5

24.1 ± 1.2

9.5 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 0.1

15.1 ± 0.8

 50–60

reFh2

8.0 ± 0.4

72.0 ± 3.6

20.0 ± 1.0

6.7 ± 0.3

166 ± 8

100 ± 5

19.3 ± 1.0

1.9 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

11.3 ± 0.6

 60–70

2Ab1

10.0 ± 0.5

68.0 ± 3.4

22.0 ± 1.1

5.2 ± 0.3

166 ± 8

100 ± 5

16.4 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

12.6 ± 0.6

 80–80

2Ab2

8.0 ± 0.4

70.0 ± 3.5

21.0 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 0.2

154 ± 8

100 ± 5

13.9 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

13.9 ± 0.7

 80–90

2Ab3

6.0 ± 0.3

67.0 ± 3.4

27.0 ± 1.4

4.9 ± 0.2

194 ± 10

100 ± 5

5.4 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

5.4 ± 0.3

 90–100

IIelCv(Go)

8.0 ± 0.4

67.0 ± 3.4

25.0 ± 1.3

7.2 ± 0.4

168 ± 8

100 ± 5

5.6 ± 0.3

9.0 ± 0.9

0.6 ± 0.1

9.4 ± 0.5

Chernozem

 0–30

rAxp

6.0 ± 0.3

63.0 ± 3.0

31.0 ± 2.0

7.1 ± 0.4

220 ± 11

100 ± 5

21.4 ± 1.1

0.0 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

12.6 ± 0.6