Research Article

Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter on Sorption of Oxytetracycline to Sediments

Table 1

Basic composition of first terrace (FT), river floodplain (RF), and riverbed (RB) sediments.

Samples TOC (%)Granulometric composition (%)
Silt
<0.25 mm
Fine sand
0.25–0.35 mm
Medium sand
0.35–0.5 mm
Coarse sand
>0.5 mm

FT6.0327.5 ± 4.743.3 ± 7.642.6 ± 5.86.6 ± 4.3
RB4.1845.3 ± 1.443.9 ± 9.742.9 ± 4.27.9 ± 3.1
RF1.57521.7 ± 3.847.5 ± 4.523.1 ± 6.27.7 ± 4.7