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Table 1 Myerscough soil characteristics (n = 3), adapted from Couling et al. (2010)

From: Assessment of the effects of phenanthrene and its nitrogen heterocyclic analogues on microbial activity in soil

Soil characteristics

Parameter value

pH (in dH2O) (n = 5)

6.50 ± 0.08

Field moisture content (%) (n = 3)

21.07 ± 2.78

Microbial heterotrophic numbers (CFUg−1)

2.17 × 105 ± 1.67 × 104

Element analysis (n = 10)

 

 Total extractable carbon

1.8 % ± 0.03

 Total extractable nitrogen

0.14 % ± 0.01

 Total extractable organic carbon

1.6 % ± 0.07

 Soil organic matter

2.7 % ± 0.04

 Phosphorus (μg g−1)

997.00 ± 0.01

Soil particle properties (n = 3)

 

 Clay

19.50 % ± 0.70

 Silt

20.00 % ± 0.87

 Sand—Total

60.40 % ± 1.20

 Coarse sand

0.12 % ± 0.01

 Medium sand

6.90 % ± 0.10

 Fine sand

53.30 % ± 0.60

Surface texture: sandy loam