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Table 2 Soil characteristics at the Guettingen field site

From: Estrogenic activity in drainage water: a field study on a Swiss cattle pasture

Soil horizona

Depth (cm)

Organic carbon content (%)

Macropore volume (%)

Porosity (%)

Ah

0–17

3.26 ± 0.16

11

48

Bg

17–37

1.497 ± 0.07

10

38

BC

>37

0.269 ± 0.01

11

34

  1. aClassification according to Swiss soil taxonomy [49]