Table 1 Selected properties of the soils used for degradation and sorption experiments (fraction < 2 mm)
Sampling date [dd.mm.yy] | Coordinates | Altitude [m] | Type | Texturea | Sand [%] | Silt [%] | Clay [%] | Corg [%] | pHb (CaCl2) | WHCc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subsoils from railway tracks | |||||||||||
Lanzenhäusern | 08.07.19 | 46°50′45″N/7°20′53″E | 730 | Railway subsoil | Sandy loam | 66 | 24 | 10 | 0.54 | 7.5 | 39 |
Nottwil | 09.07.19 | 47°07′37"N/8°09′33"E | 510 | Railway subsoil | Sandy loam | 58 | 31 | 10 | 0.78 | 7.6 | 42 |
Wabern | 13.08.19 | 46°55′33"N/7°27′16"E | 560 | Railway subsoil | Sandy loam | 69 | 22 | 9 | 0.21 | 7.6 | 39 |
Topsoils | |||||||||||
Brislach | 06.12.19 | 47°25′40″N/7°32′36″E | 405 | Seeded pasture | Silt loam | 13 | 68 | 19 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 61 |
Burgdorf | 19.10.16 | 47°02′54″N/7°37′54″E | 545 | Forest | Sandy loam | 61 | 22 | 17 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 75 |
Dulliken | 07.02.17 | 47°20′37″N/7°57′29″E | 415 | Forest | Loam | 38 | 41 | 21 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 75 |
Entlebuch | 02.04.13 | 47°01′36"N/8°06′29"E | 955 | Fertilized pasture | Sandy loam | 70 | 11 | 19 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 94 |
Etziken | 07.02.17 | 47°11′53″N/7°38′28″E | 465 | Forest | Loam | 47 | 35 | 17 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 71 |
Ins | 02.04.13 | 46°59′31"N/7°07′29"E | 432 | Arable land | Clay loam | 40 | 24 | 36 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 89 |
Kestenholz | 19.10.16 | 47°16′46″N/7°44′26″E | 452 | Arable land | Clay loam | 39 | 32 | 29 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 71 |
Möhlin | 06.12.19 | 47°34′18″N/7°52′07″E | 340 | Arable land | Silt loam | 23 | 63 | 14 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 55 |
Sargans | 05.12.19 | 47°03′20"N/9°27′45"E | 481 | Arable land | Silt loam | 19 | 62 | 19 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 83 |
Schafisheim | 07.02.17 | 47°22′11″N/8°08′51″E | 422 | Seeded pasture | Sandy loam | 54 | 27 | 19 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 53 |
Steig | 03.04.13 | 41°32′09"N/8°37′01"E | 680 | Forest | Sandy loam | 62 | 21 | 17 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 174 |
Zuzwil | 12.12.19 | 47°03′17″N/7°29′10″E | 550 | Arable land | Loam | 41 | 41 | 18 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 53 |