Table 2 Some physical and chemical properties of the soil used in this study.
From: Nano silica-mediated stabilization of heavy metals in contaminated soils
Soil property | Value |
|---|---|
Sand (%) | 38 |
Silt (%) | 51 |
Clay (%) | 11 |
Texture | Silty loam |
Calcium carbonate equivalent (%) | 12.4 |
pH | 7.47 |
EC (dS/m) | 0.45 |
CEC (\({\text{cmol}}_{\text{c}}/\text{kg}\)) | 14.8 |
OC (%) | 0.6 |
SSA (\({\text{m}}^{2}/\text{g}\)) | 19.63 |
Available Pb (mg/kg) | 7.54 |
Available Zn (mg/kg) | 27.12 |
Available Cu (mg/kg) | 7.75 |
Available Cr (mg/kg) | 9.42 |
Available Ni (mg/kg) | 6.24 |
Total Pb (mg/kg) | 59.82 |
Total Zn (mg/kg) | 200.95 |
Total Cu (mg/kg) | 61.5 |
Total Cr (mg/kg) | 78.89 |
Total Ni (mg/kg) | 40.01 |
