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Table 1 Mean values, range and standard deviations (SD) of soil properties in group of coniferous and broadleaf forest stands

From: Assessment of forest soil contamination in Krakow surroundings in relation to the type of stand

 

Coniferous stands

Broadleaf stands

Mean

Min

Max

SD

Mean

Min

Max

SD

pH H2O

4.23a

3.59

5.08

0.41

4.78b

3.79

6.19

0.65

pH KCl

3.29a

2.93

3.94

0.27

3.75b

2.91

5.41

0.61

Sand

49.59

22.65

92.45

22.45

46.59

11.55

88.50

22.30

Silt

45.46

6.80

70.25

20.40

48.26

10.15

77.15

20.14

Clay

4.51

0.60

9.60

2.44

5.15

1.25

11.70

2.70

Ht

15.54a

7.65

25.14

5.19

11.37b

3.17

26.28

5.99

Al

384.68a

58.60

724.50

177.52

233.00b

1.08

748.50

234.08

N

0.40

0.16

0.76

0.16

0.37

0.11

0.81

0.17

C

7.18

2.51

14.56

3.09

5.79

1.48

16.11

3.11

C/N

17.87

13.45

23.03

2.65

15.28

11.49

19.98

2.39

Ca

3.62

0.78

10.81

3.16

5.78

0.96

21.71

6.46

K

0.45

0.08

1.55

0.39

0.56

0.17

1.88

0.42

Mg

0.60

0.09

1.89

0.54

1.02

0.21

4.37

1.29

Na

0.04

0.01

0.10

0.02

0.04

0.00

0.20

0.05

BC

4.72

1.02

14.10

4.04

7.41

1.54

27.51

8.16

UR

0.35a

0.10

0.68

0.15

0.56b

0.17

1.44

0.32

DH

19.35a

2.41

66.94

15.24

35.57b

1.86

80.43

24.43

Cd

1.38

0.43

4.30

0.86

1.36

0.38

4.17

0.89

Cu

14.35

3.69

63.78

14.29

15.50

2.34

74.04

16.22

Ni

11.70

4.74

32.05

8.11

12.40

3.48

37.53

9.56

Pb

83.60

28.15

234.55

54.64

66.96

16.00

269.80

53.62

Zn

72.30

25.12

168.00

41.98

77.79

28.29

185.25

45.61

Acy

0.0002a

0.0001

0.0010

0.0004

0.0009b

0.0001

0.0020

0.0006

Phe

0.0055

0.0004

0.0115

0.0031

0.0061

0.0031

0.0127

0.0030

Flt

0.0081a

0.0001

0.0247

0.0092

0.0222b

0.0092

0.0533

0.0140

Pyr

0.0073a

0.0001

0.0235

0.0086

0.0203b

0.0074

0.0488

0.0127

BaA

0.0035a

0.0001

0.0146

0.0053

0.0088b

0.0033

0.0217

0.0059

Chr

0.0068a

0.0001

0.0246

0.0100

0.0193b

0.0073

0.0444

0.0115

BbF

0.0161

0.0017

0.0233

0.0062

0.0168

0.0055

0.0307

0.0084

BkF

0.0034

0.0001

0.0076

0.0034

0.0058

0.0019

0.0126

0.0036

BaP

0.0054

0.0001

0.0117

0.0053

0.0098

0.0032

0.0218

0.0056

DahA

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

0.0003

0.0001

0.0023

0.0008

BghiP

0.0025a

0.0001

0.0092

0.0033

0.0047b

0.0001

0.0120

0.0036

IcdP

0.0035a

0.0001

0.0099

0.0036

0.0065b

0.0013

0.0132

0.0042

χ

113.28

48.60

270.60

53.90

84.60

19.10

181.00

46.01

χfd

1.38

0.36

3.07

0.59

1.55

0.16

4.00

0.88

  1. Different small letters in the upper index of the mean values mean significant differences; dehydrogenase (DH) activity is in μmol of triphenyl formazan (TPF) kg−1 h−1; urease (UR) activity is in mmol of NH4 + kg−1 h−1; C and N are shown as %; sand, silt and clay are shown as %
  2. Ht, total acidity; Ca, Mg, K, Na content in cmolc kg−1; BC, base cations; Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in mg kg−1; χ, mass magnetic susceptibility; χ fd, percentage frequency-dependence magnetic susceptibility; Acy, acenaphthylene; Phe, phenanthrene; Flt, fluoranthene; Pyr, pyrene; BaA, benzo(a)anthracene; Chr, chrysene; BkF, benzo(k)fluoranthene; BbF, benzo(b)fluoranthene; BaP, benzo(a)pyrene; IcdP, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyren; DahA, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene; BghiP, benzo(g,h,i)perylene in μg g−1
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