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Table 1 Electrical conductivity, pH and Hg content in the soils and carbon foams studied

From: Immobilization of mercury in contaminated soils through the use of new carbon foam amendments

	pH	EC (dS m⁻¹)	Hg (mg kg⁻¹)	Soil texture
A	7.8 ± 0.0	0.18 ± 0.00	18.0 ± 0.9	Sandy [28]
S	7.7 ± 0.0	0.46 ± 0.00	1251 ± 5	Sandy loam [26]
T	6.8 ± 0.0	0.15 ± 0.00	1361 ± 94	Silt loam [27]
CF	2.7 ± 0.0	1.17 ± 0.02	< DL
CFGo	4.2 ± 0.0	0.76 ± 0.00	< DL

DL detection limit, CF carbon foam, CFGo carbon foam impregnated with goethite

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