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Table 1 Physical and chemical characteristics of the soils (averages are given with standard deviations of duplicate measurements)

From: Partitioning of silver and chemical speciation of free Ag in soils amended with nanoparticles

Soils

pH

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

Organic carbon (%)

Conductivity (μS/cm)

Ionic Strength (mM)

CEC (cmol/kg)

Agricultural 1

7.48

71.5

19.5

9

2.9±0.1

96±2

1.25

13.1±0.5

Agricultural 2

6.65

88

10

2

1.5±0.1

61±6

0.79

8.9±0.9

Forest

4.50

80

17

3

3.1±0.1

88.3±0.6

1.15

3.5±0.1