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Table 1 Properties of soils used in this study

From: Contribution of soil esterase to biodegradation of aliphatic polyester agricultural mulch film in cultivated soils

Soil sample

Soil type

Soil texture

pH(H 2 O)

Total carbon (%)

Total nitrogen (%)

Area of soil sampling

CHI

alluvial

sandy loam

7.17

1.30

0.13

Chiba

TKB

volcanic ash

loam

6.30

6.22

0.59

Ibaraki

HIO

alluvial

loam

7.05

2.08

0.17

Kagoshima

MJO

volcanic ash

sandy loam

5.36

6.95

0.48

Miyazaki

TAK

alluvial

sandy loam

7.30

NA*

NA

Miyazaki

KIB

alluvial

clay loam

6.15

3.37

0.25

Okayama

OKA

alluvial

loam

7.14

4.52

0.39

Okayama

AKA

alluvial

loam

5.78

1.39

0.10

Shimane

MIY

alluvial

sandy loam

5.91

0.97

0.09

Shimane

YM1

volcanic ash

clay loam

7.26

2.61

0.27

Yamanashi

YM2

alluvial

clay loam

7.17

2.07

0.22

Yamanashi

  1. *NA: not analyzed.