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Table 1 Chemical properties of soil and contents of Cd and Pb at 0–20, 20–40 and 40–60 cm depths

From: Distribution characteristics of cadmium and lead in particle size fractions of farmland soils in a lead–zinc mine area in Southwest China

Chemical property

Soil depth

0–20 cm

20–40 cm

40–60 cm

pH

6.3 ± 0.9

6.6 ± 0.9

6.6 ± 0.9

Organic matter (g/kg)

28.9 ± 9.5

18.3 ± 7.3

15.3 ± 10.2

CEC (c mol/kg)

10.3 ± 3.3

9.9 ± 2.5

10.2 ± 3.5

Free iron oxide (mg/kg)

62.5 ± 25.2

53.6 ± 14.0

55.5 ± 16.3

Phosphorus (g/kg)

1.8 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.5

Total Cd (mg/kg)

2.7 ± 1.1

2.3 ± 1.7

2.0 ± 1.1

Available Cd (mg/kg)

0.9 ± 0.6

0.7 ± 0.8

0.5 ± 0.2

Total Pb (mg/kg)

366.1 ± 388.5

401.1 ± 695.3

366.2 ± 523.0

Available Pb (mg/kg)

90.6 ± 78.6

85.3 ± 72.6

55.2 ± 61.2