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Table 1 Characterization of the soil used for the experiments

From: Effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on the microbiota and functional diversity of enzymes in soil

Parameters

Units

Properties

Soil type (WRB)

 

Stagnic-Luvisol

Soil texture

 

SiL (silt loam)

WHCmax

%

59.9

pH

0.01 M CaCl2

7.2

TOC

mg g−1 DM

28.8

TN

mg g−1 DM

2.0

C/N

 

14.4

Pedogenic oxides (Fe)

mg g−1 DM

13.4

CEC

mmolc kg DM

193.3

  1. TOC amount of total organic carbon, TN amount of total nitrogen, C/N carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, CEC cation exchange capacity, DM dry mass
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