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Table 1 Light and heavy rare earth element content in soil samples

From: The accumulation of rare-earth yttrium ions by Penicillium sp. ZD28

Soil samplesa

Content of the light REEs (mg/kg)

La

Ce

Pr

Nd

Sm

Eu

1

20.4 ± 1.5

42.7 ± 10

8.70 ± 2.1

44.7 ± 3.5

33.6 ± 11.2

0.13 ± 1.5

2

1.3 ± 0.3

29.5 ± 5.0

0.94 ± 0.2

5.2 ± 1.5

6.06 ± 2.0

0.03 ± 0.01

3

14.7 ± 3.9

28.5 ± 1.2

4.58 ± 1.5

20.2 ± 5.2

5.10 ± 1.4

1.85 ± 1.5

4

111.0 ± 8

98.6 ± 6.0

30.1 ± 2.6

118.5 ± 51

24.4 ± 1.8

6.03 ± 1.2

5

19.8 ± 2.3

50.1 ± 3.2

8.89 ± 1.5

44.2 ± 5.6

32.8 ± 11.0

0.20 ± 0.1

6

20.8 ± 1.5

40.1 ± 6.2

8.52 ± 2.1

47.7 ± 2.9

40.4 ± 10.2

0.58 ± 0.12

7

20.8 ± 5

43.5 ± 14.1

8.46 ± 1.5

46.0 ± 11.2

39.8 ± 5.3

0.49 ± 0.23

8

16.1 ± 3.2

31.1 ± 2.3

6.77 ± 1.1

37.8 ± 9.0

33.3 ± 5.0

0.45 ± 0.33

9

20.5 ± 2.0

34.7 ± 10.1

8.19 ± 3.9

45.5 ± 5.1

41.1 ± 11.2

0.52 ± 0.12

Soil samplesa

Content of the heavy REEs (mg/kg)

Gd

Tb

Dy

Ho

Er

Tm

Yb

Lu

Y

1

61.6 ± 11.0

12.45 ± 2.1

88.3 ± 11.2

18.95 ± 2.1

58.7 ± 2.0

8.43 ± 5.1

60.0 ± 21.5

9.40 ± 2.1

624 ± 101.0

2

13.60 ± 8.5

3.66 ± 1.5

30.7 ± 10.2

7.87 ± 1.5

27.3 ± 1.6

4.90 ± 2.0

39.1 ± 3.6

6.46 ± 1.5

173.5 ± 89.2

3

6.31 ± 1.5

0.95 ± 0.2

6.14 ± 1.2

1.25 ± 0.6

3.47 ± 1.8

0.45 ± 0.23

2.92 ± 2.1

0.43 ± 0.2

36.3 ± 10.0

4

22.1 ± 3.5

2.96 ± 0.3

16.70 ± 6.2

3.31 ± 1.2

8.36 ± 2.3

1.06 ± 0.56

6.68 ± 0.56

1.02 ± 0.2

84.5 ± 12.3

5

59.7 ± 12.3

13.60 ± 2.3

100.5 ± 20.1

22.7 ± 2.3

73.9 ± 21.0

11.70 ± 2.3

85.6 ± 18.2

13.40 ± 1.8

633 ± 80.7

6

108.5 ± 20.0

21.6 ± 4.2

153.5 ± 20.0

35.3 ± 12.4

109.5 ± 36.8

15.75 ± 6.5

101.5 ± 25.6

16.65 ± 8.3

1415 ± 500.1

7

105.0 ± 18.0

21.1 ± 5.2

153.5 ± 18.3

35.0 ± 14.2

107.5 ± 50.2

14.90 ± 4.5

100.0 ± 35.1

16.25 ± 4.0

1405 ± 436.1

8

87.9 ± 2.3

17.40 ± 3.9

125.5 ± 17.2

28.8 ± 10.1

88.7 ± 12.5

12.60 ± 7.2

85.7 ± 25.3

14.00 ± 2.9

1095 ± 221.0

9

108.5 ± 14.2

21.8 ± 4.8

156.0 ± 26.3

35.1 ± 9.8

107.0 ± 41.2

14.75 ± 6.3

97.6 ± 38.1

15.65 ± 5.6

1380 ± 400.1

  1. aSamples 1–5 were from the mined spot, where the soil is high in quartz and gray-white in color. Samples 6–9 were obtained from the unmined spot, where the soil is red topsoil after removing withered leaves