Table 1 Physical and chemical characteristics of raw soil.

From: Phytoremediation of pollutants in oil-contaminated soils by Alhagi camelorum: evaluation and modeling

Parameter

Measuring method

Results ± SD

Organic carbon (%co)

Walkley–Block

2.06 ± 0.62

Nitrogen (%N)

Kjeldal

0.21 ± 0.05

Phosphorus (mg/kg)

Olsen

32.84 ± 4.2

Alkalinity (pH)

Digital pH meter

7.11 ± 1.12

Electrical conductivity (ds/m)

EC meter

1.89 ± 0.28

TPHs (mg/kg)

GC‒MS

861.5 ± 22.3

Pb (mg/kg)

ICP‒OES

6.55 ± 0.78

Cr (mg/kg)

ICP‒OES

16 ± 1.06

Ni (mg/kg)

ICP‒OES

46.5 ± 2.12

Cd (mg/kg)

ICP‒OES

0.33 ± 0.02

Soil texture

Clay

Hydrometry

10.05 ± 2.38

Sand

Hydrometry

62.3 ± 4.51

Silt

Hydrometry

27.65 ± 2.86