Table 3.
Soil carbon and nitrogen levels
| Site | Pit or soil | Total C | NH4-N | NO3-N | Total N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | PPM | PPM | (%) | ||
| Mountain House | Pit | 0.27 | <0.01 | 0.33 | 0.01 |
| Soil | 2.50 | 3.16 | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Skulow | Pit | 0.85 | <0.01 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| Soil | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.28 | 0.06 | |
| Miocene | Pit | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.74 | 0.02 |
| Soil | 1.28 | 2.13 | <0.01 | 0.06 | |
| Whitestone | Pit | 0.24 | <0.01 | 0.30 | 0.01 |
| Soil | 3.54 | 3.83 | 0.13 | 0.16 | |
| Anah | Pit | 0.25 | <0.01 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| Soil | 2.14 | 3.17 | 0.05 | 0.08 | |
| Palmer | Pit | 0.19 | <0.01 | 0.42 | 0.01 |
| Soil | 2.01 | 3.40 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Pit mean | 0.351 | 0.046 | 0.397 | 0.015 | |
| Plus/minus | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.01 | |
| Soil mean | 2.072 | 2.779 | 0.136 | 0.094 | |
| SD | 0.92 | 1.05 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
Each pit measure is the mean of two bulked samples consisting of three samples each, and the soil sample measures are taken on one bulked sample consisting of three samples