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. 2010 Feb 11;59(2):274–281. doi: 10.1007/s00244-010-9474-9

Table 1.

Physicochemical and mineralogical characterization of agricultural soil from the lower Mondego valley used in the experiments on the toxicity of Vz and BPA to P. scaber

Parameter Value
pH (H20) 7.48
pH (KCl) 7.31
P (P2O5) (mg/kg) 152
K (K2O) (mg/kg) 180
Na (mg/kg) 13
Ca (mg/kg) 1478
Mg (mg/kg) 53
Fe (mg/kg) 16960
Zn (mg/kg) 96
Mn (mg/kg) 267
Cu (mg/kg) 12
Cd (mg/kg) <2.8
Cr (mg/kg) 11
Pb (mg/kg) 61
Co (mg/kg) <15
Ni (mg/kg) <14
N total (%) 0.06
OM (%) 2.4
Clay (%) 4.22
Silt (%) 7.00
Sand (%) 88.77
Density (g/cm3) 2.4
Water holding capacity max (%) 70