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Table 8 Exchangeable cations and exchangeable sodium percent in the soil profile as influenced by irrigation water quality

From: Effect of contamination sources on the rate of zinc, copper and nickel release from various soil ecosystems

Soil

Exchangeable cations (meq/100 g soil)

ESP

CEC meq/100 g

Na+

K+

Ca++

Mg++

Kombora

 UC*

6.64

1.17

8.80

5.69

15.06

44.09

 C*

7.61

2.23

7.50

4.27

15.45

49.24

Abo Rawash

 UC*

3.35

0.56

5.61

3.56

18.62

17.99

 C*

2. 74

0.42

3.88

1.48

20.28

13.51

Kafr-Elsheikh

 UC*

13.81

1.47

3.22

3.35

35.59

38.8

 C*

14.60

1.58

3.11

4.16

40.19

36.33

  1. UC uncultivated soil, C cultivated soil