What is the percentage of organic compound that is dissolved in soil pore water that has a porosity of 0.41 and the Kd = 563 L kg-1 ? Report your answer in percentage and enter it is X.Xx10(-X) or X.Xx10(X)

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What is the percentage of organic compound that is dissolved in soil pore water that has a porosity of 0.41 and the Kd = 563 L kg-1 ?

Report your answer in percentage and enter it is X.Xx10(-X) or X.Xx10(X)

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Soil contains various compound, both organic and inorganic, present in various forms. These compounds are  present as solute that have sources from river, rainwater, weathering, soil erosion, etc. These result in distribution of these compounds in the soil and water. The determination of amount of solute present in the soil plays a major role in soil chemistry. 

 

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