Table 2.

Physical and chemical characteristics of Dutch commercial casing.

Parameter	Value
pH (1 : 5, v/v)	8.26 ± 0.05
Electrical conductivity (1 : 5, v/v; μS cm−1)	231 ± 2
Particle real density (g mL−1)	1.759 ± 0.009
Ash (g kg−1)	286.7 ± 9.4
Bulk density, wet (g mL−1)	0.613 ± 0.009
Moisture (g kg−1)	831 ± 0.8
Bulk density, dry (g mL−1)	0.104 ± 0.001
Total pore space (mL L−1)	941 ± 1
Water-holding capacity (kg kg−1)	6.97 ± 0.31
Organic matter (g kg−1)	713.3 ± 9.4
Nitrogen (g kg−1)	8.6 ± 0.3
Carbone/nitrogen	48.1 ± 0.8
Total carbonates (g kg−1)	137 ± 7
Active lime (g kg−1)	55 ± 2

Each value is expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 4).