Table 1 Soil quality in Bagnaccio soil: phisical-chemical properties (a) and elemental composition (b).

From: Phytoextraction efficiency of Pteris vittata grown on a naturally As-rich soil and characterization of As-resistant rhizosphere bacteria

a

  

Parameter

Value

St.deviation

Texture

Sandy clay loam

Carbonate (%)

59.5

0.71

pH (H2O)

7.4

0.01

pH (KCl)

7.3

0.01

P available μg/g

0.6

0.08

CEC (meq*100 g)

31.6

0.88

Electrical conductivity µS cm−1

3320

35.36

TOC (C%)

1.90

Organic Matter (%)

3.1

N Total g kg−1

1.14

C/N

13.47

K exchangeable mg kg−1

155.4

1.686

Mg exchangeable mg kg−1

741.3

3.439

Na exchangeable mg kg−1

46.3

0.342

Ca exchangeable mg kg−1

3263.1

97.59

Fe exchangeable mg kg−1

20.5

0.184

b

  

Element

Total element’s quantity mg kg−1

St.error

As

750.11

22.0

K

3061.9

130.9

Mg

26,977.8

425.8

Na

1280.6

55.8

Ca

434,227.2

28,432.2

P

1646.1

718.6

Si

3704.5

591.4

Al

33,729.2

2116.9

Fe

28,592.2

2125.0

Mn

12,746.0

776.6

S

358,060.5

19,877.7

  1. Standard deviations or standard errors, as indicated, are reported.