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Soil Quality and Contamination
Exercise 1 Post-Lab Questions
1. Which soil is the most porous? Does this agree with your soil texture findings? Why or why not?
2. Which soil is the least porous? Does this agree with your soil texture findings? Why or why not?
3. Which soil would be best for crops that like well-drained soils? Explain your reasoning.
4. Which soil would be best for growing plants that like standing water, such as rice? Explain your reasoning.
5. Write a short paragraph summarizing your findings of the physical properties of the soils to submit to your company.