Effects of Biosolids Application on Pasture and Grape Vines in South-Eastern Australia

Table 1

Selected properties of surface soils (0–100 mm) at Pakenham and Mildura prior to their use in the National Biosolids Research Program, Victoria.

Property^1	Pakenham site	Mildura site
Texture	Very fine sandy clay loam	Sandy clay loam
pH (1 : 5 H2O)	5.6	8.0
pH (1 : 5 CaCl2)	5.0	8.3
EC (dS/m)	0.16	<0.2
Total C (% w/w)	5.8	0.8
Total N (% w/w)	0.49	0.3
Olsen P (mg/kg)	9	13
CPC S (mg/kg)	10	10
Exch. Ca (meq/100 g)	5.4	3
Exch. Mg (meq/100 g)	3.1	0.3
Exch. Na (meq/100 g)	0.64	0.2
Exch. K (meq/100 g)	0.5	0.3

¹For methods refer [26]: 4A1, 4B2, 3A1, 6B3, 7A5, 9C2, 10B3 modified using 1 : 4 extraction ratio and activated charcoal to remove organic S, 15D1/3 (Pakenham/Mildura).