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Table 2 Main physicochemical properties of soil samples

From: Validation of a modified QuEChERS method for the extraction of multiple classes of pharmaceuticals from soils

Sample

pH

EC

OC

OM

Pava

TN

Particle size fraction

Classification

H2O

KCl

μS cm−1

g kg−1

g kg−1

mg kg−1

g kg−1

Sand

Silt

Clay

USDA

%

Soil 1

8.2 (0.03)

7.9 (0.18)

205 (10.6)

10.6 (0.25)

18.3

30.2 (0.67)

1.1 (0.05)

10.5 (0.70)

44.9 (1.35)

44.6 (0.15)

Silty clay

Soil 2

8.1 (0.07)

7.1 (0.0)

194 (15.6)

15.7 (0.38)

27.1

44.7 (2.43)

1.5 (0.05)

17.3 (0.80)

35.6 (1.80)

47.1 (0.9)

Clay

Soil 3

7.9 (0.02)

7.4 (0.04)

244 (5.0)

28.7 (7.6)

49.5

150.0 (0.79)

2.4 (0.01)

33.1 (1.25)

49.7 (0.70)

17.2 (0.20)

Silty loam

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