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Table 1 Compositional analysis and physicochemical characterization of the soil samples T1 and M1

From: Sorption behavior of the oxytetracycline antibiotic to two Brazilian soils

Parameter

Unity

Soil sample

M1

T1

pH in CaCl2

4.0

6.3

Al3+

mmol L−1

8

0

H+ + Al3+

mmol L−1

72

15

K+

mmol L−1

0.5

6.3

Ca2+

mmol L−1

4

80

Mg2+

mmol L−1

2

42

CEC (total)

mmol kg−1

79

143

OM

g kg−1

26

119

Sum of bases

mmol L−1

7

128

Saturation of bases (%)

8

90

Granulometry

 Sand (%)

4

19.2

 Silt (%)

78

19.2

 Clay (%)

18

61.6

  1. CEC cationic exchange capacity, OM organic matter