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Table 1 Selected soil physical and chemical properties of the topsoil (0–0.2 m), with some values for the subsoil (0.2-1 m) included in brackets. Some values were presented as Mean ± S.D. (n=4)

From: Phosphorus leaching from loamy sand and clay loam topsoils after application of pig slurry

Soil properties

Clay loam

Loamy sand

Physical properties

  

Soil texture (%)

  

 Clay (<0.002 mm)

29 (39)

 7 (1)

 Silt (0.002-0.0625 mm)

43 (43)

 5 (0)

 Sand (0.0625-2 mm)

28 (18)

88 (99)

Saturated hydraulic conductivity (cm h-1)

1-350 (2–2000)#

0.2-8 (0.1-12)

Chemical properties

  

pH (H2O)

 6.5

 6.0

Total C (%)

 2.2

 2.5

P-AL (mg kg-1)

65 ± 17

142 ± 9

Fe-AL (mg kg-1)

270 ± 20

140 ± 10

Al-AL (mg kg-1)

210 ± 30

540 ± 50

DPS-AL (%)

16.9 ± 4.2

20.7 ± 1.6

PSI

 3.0 ± 0.1

 3.0 ± 0.4

  1. #: Hydraulic conductivity of the clay loam was estimated according to Karlsson and HÃ¥kansson (1983).