Table 1. Quality characteristics of loess

Samples	Moisture(%)	Mold inhibit effect(g/30 mL)	Heavy metal (mg/L)
			Pb	Cd	As	Hg	Sn	Cr	Cu
LL1)	3.48±0.28a2)3)	0.59±0.00c	0.024±0.009d	-	-	-	0.027±0.007a	0.184±0.001b	0.198±0.001a
RL	1.56±0.06b	0.57±0.00d	0.071±0.010b	-	-	-	0.027±0.004a	0.202±0.001a	0.154±0.002c
YL	0.95±0.04c	0.60±0.01b	0.161±0.005a	-	-	-	0.001±0.001b	0.072±0.001e	0.147±0.000d
WL	0.22±0.02d	0.56±0.01d	0.044±0.010c	-	-	-	0.012±0.010b	0.096±0.001c	0.125±0.001e
BL	3.31±0.10a	0.59±0.00c	0.050±0.009c	-	-	-	-	0.091±0.001d	0.162±0.001b
BT	-4)	0.61±0.00a	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

¹⁾LL, Laterite; RL, Red loess; YL, Yellow ocher; WL, White clay; BL, Black soil; BT, Blank test.
²⁾All values are mean±SD.
³⁾Means in the same column followed by different uppercase letters are significantly different (p<0.05, a>b>c>d>e).
⁴⁾Not tested or not detected.