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Ultrasonic, Molecular and Mechanical Testing Diagnostics in Natural Fibre Reinforced, Polymer-Stabilized Earth Blocks
Table 5
Chemical composition of three soils (main elements and traces).
| | Cl | Sc | V | Cr | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| Errol | 32 | 15 | 106 | 111 | 16 | 53 | 38 | 86 | 22 | N.D. | 14 | N.D. | N.D. | Ibstock | 35 | 12 | 83 | 102 | 15 | 51 | 28 | 61 | 23 | N.D. | 4 | 0 | N.D. | Raeburn | 34 | 12 | 83 | 101 | 17 | 57 | 29 | 68 | 24 | N.D. | 6 | 0 | N.D. |
| | Rb | Sr | Y | Zr | Nb | Mo | Ag | Cd | Sn | Sb | Te | I | Cs | | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| Errol | 106 | 152 | 24 | 178 | 15 | 1 | N.D. | N.D. | 4 | 2 | N.D. | N.D. | 3 | Ibstock | 111 | 184 | 28 | 188 | 17 | 1 | N.D. | N.D. | 4 | 3 | N.D. | N.D. | 5 | Raeburn | 102 | 217 | 28 | 167 | 15 | 1 | N.D. | N.D. | 4 | 4 | N.D. | N.D. | 5 |
| | Ba | La | Ce | Nd | Sm | Yb | Hf | Ta | Tl | Pb | Bi | Th | U | | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm |
| Errol | 582 | 40 | 72 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | N.D. | 0 | 22 | N.D. | 11 | 1 | Ibstock | 400 | 45 | 78 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 4 | N.D. | 0 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Raeburn | 402 | 41 | 81 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | N.D. | 24 | N.D. | 14 | 2 |
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