| Soil Description |
Organic Matter (%) |
Sand (%) |
Silt (%) |
Clay (%) |
Heterotrophs
(CFU/g of soil) (n=6) |
| Sandy soil, no contamination history (MC-A) |
0.3 |
96 |
3 |
1 |
14946 ±508 |
| Sandy loam soil, no contamination history (MC-B) |
1.1 |
92 |
7 |
1 |
10648 ±225 |
| Farm soil, with some pesticide application history (MC-C) |
2.4 |
26 |
57 |
17 |
219030 ±1668 |
| Greenhouse soil, with no known contamination (MC-D) |
2 |
20 |
44 |
36 |
80285 ±4210 |
| Fort Riley Soil, with petroleum contamination (MC-E) |
4.4 |
24 |
45 |
31 |
631830 ±8652 |
| Soil from MTBE lab study, with prior
MTBE contamination (MC-F) |
1.8 |
90 |
10 |
0 |
501386 ±9232 |
