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However, their environmental fate in soil remains unclear. This study investigated the sorption properties of three triterpenoid saponins, two monodesmosidic \u03b1-hederin and hederacolchiside A1 saponins, and the bidesmosidic hederacoside C saponin, on common soil constituents including clay minerals (kaolinite, montmorillonite), metal oxides (gibbsite, goethite), black carbon, and topsoil. Batch sorption experiments assessed influences of structures, sorbent properties, and environmental factors. All saponins exhibited unexpectedly strong sorption (distribution coefficient [Kd] &amp;gt; 10\u00b3 L\/kg on topsoil), with \u03b1-hederin showing the highest affinity (Kd = 229\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u00b3 L\/kg on goethite), attributed to its moderate hydrophobicity (octanol-water partition coefficient, [log Kow] \u223c 4.4), short sugar chain, and interactions involving carboxyl (-COOH) and hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups. 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