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Table 2 Physico-chemical properties of the selected soils

From: Influence of chemical and mineralogical soil properties on the adsorption of sulfamethoxazole and diclofenac in Mediterranean soils

Sample

pH

EC

OC

OM

Pava

TN

Particle size fraction

Classification

 

H2O

KCl

     

Sand

Silt

Clay

USDA

   

μS cm−1

g kg−1

%

mg kg−1

g kg−1

 

%

  

Sibari

7.9 (0.03)

7.7 (0.10)

1135 (15)

16.4 (0.66)

2.8 (0.11)

18.1 (0.67)

1.6 (0.13)

20 (0.85)

26 (1.83)

54 (0.17)

Clay

Noci

8.2 (0.03)

7.9 (0.18)

205 (10.6)

10.6 (0.25)

1.8 (0.04)

30.2 (0.67)

1.1 (0.05)

10 (0.70)

45 (1.35)

45 (0.15)

Silty Clay

Altamura

7.4 (0.03)

7.3 (0.03)

133 (7.5)

47.0 (0.81)

8.1 (0.14)

4.7 (0.35)

4 (0.05)

10 (0.08)

55 (0.09)

35 (0.17)

Silty clay loam

  1. EC electrical conductivity, OC organic carbon, OM organic matter, Pava available phosphorous, TN total nitrogen. Values in parentheses are the standard deviations