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. 2016 Jan 11;11(1):e0146364. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146364

Table 2. Linear combination fit (LCF) results of the Fe K-edge XANES spectra of soil colloids from various fertilisation treatments and the simulated studies a.

Samples LCF results (%) LCF parameters
Ferrihydrite Goethite Magnetite Ferrous sulfate Ferric oxalate R-factor Chi-square
fertilisation treatment Control 23.0 ± 2.3 71.7 ± 1.2 5.3 ± 1.4 ND ND 0.000042 3.71 × 10−5
NPK ND 77.6 ± 1.6 13.8 ± 0.7 ND 8.7 ± 0.7 0.000061 5.34 × 10−5
NPKM 43.4 ± 1.4 53.2 ± 1.1 ND 3.4 ± 0 ND 0.000054 4.68 × 10−5
M 30.3 ± 2.5 64.3 ± 1.2 5.4 ± 1.6 ND ND 0.000048 4.09 × 10−5
Simulated studies M+10 mg/L oxalic acid 53.1±0.013 47.8±1.4 ND ND 11.3±0.9 0.000713 1.08×10−4
M+100 mg/L oxalic acid 49.7±3.1 40.9±2.5 ND ND 14.4±0.6 0.000644 1.23×10−4

aControl, no fertilisation;

NPK, chemical fertilisation; NPKM, chemical plus swine manure fertilisation; M, swine manure fertilisation. ND, not detected. The values of the fitting parameters (i.e., R-factor and chi-square) indicate that the fitting results are satisfactory.