Skip to main content
Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 2 Overview about composition of materials used for column percolation test and properties of these materials

From: Significance of cadmium from artists’ paints to agricultural soil and the food chain

Sample

Cd-spiked

Sewage sludge [%, DM]

Biowaste [%, DM]

Sand [%]

Soil [%]

Cd content [mg/kg]

Loss on ignition [%]

CdSoSl10Bw10

Yes

10

10

–

80

1.96

9.98

CdSoSl10

Yes

10

–

–

90

1.84

7.67

CdSoSl1

Yes

1

–

–

99

2.26

2.58

SoSl1

No

1

–

–

99

1.32

2.56

CdSo

Yes

–

–

–

100

2.87

2.07

So

No

–

–

–

100

1.33

2.07

CdSaSl10

Yes

10

–

90

–

1.40

5.76

  1. Numbers behind abbreviations indicate amount [%] added to the soil
  2. DM dry matter; Cd sample is spiked with Cd-containing pigments; So soil; Sl sludge; Bw biowaste; Sa sand
Back to article page