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. 2023 Feb 12;20(4):3233. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043233

Table 2.

Changes in paddy soil pH in the 0–20 cm layer from 1980 to 2010 in China.

Region Soil pH 1980s Soil pH 2010s Soil Acidification Rate from 1980s to 2010s (pH Unit/a)
Northeast China 6.41 ± 0.0074 * 6.07 ± 0.1856 0.0163 ± 0.0006
Middle and lower Yangtze River 5.99 ± 0.0044 5.70 ± 0.0243 0.0006 ± 0.0002
Southwest China 6.15 ± 0.0046 6.29 ± 0.0331 −0.0028 ± 0.0004
Southern China 5.93 ± 0.0040 5.35 ± 0.0243 0.0078 ± 0.0003

* Data represent the mean value ± standard error.