From: Biodegradation of polyethylene by indigenous fungi from waste recycling site, South West, Nigeria
Parameters | Polythene dump soil | Non-polythene dumpsite soil |
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Ph | 7.12 ± 0.06a | 7.01 ± 0.01b |
Moisture content (%) | 0.79 ± 0.01a | 0.52 ± 0.01b |
Phosphorus (mg/kg) | 40.81 ± 0.01a | 33.52 ± 0.01b |
Organic carbon (g/kg) | 24.94 ± 0.01a | 16.35 ± 0.01b |
Organic matter (g/kg) | 42.97 ± 0.01a | 28.19 ± 0.01b |
Total organic nitrogen (g/kg) | 1.24 ± 0.01a | 0.81 ± 0.01b |
Cation exchange capacity | 34.84 ± 0.34a | 28.21 ± 0.01b |
Sodium (ppm) | 11.23 ± 0.03a | 10.20 ± 0.06b |
Potassium (ppm) | 18.04 ± 0.32a | 10.63 ± 0.01b |
Calcium (ppm) | 141.07 ± 0.07a | 91.10 ± 0.06b |
Magnesium (ppm) | 6.62 ± 0.01a | 5.62 ± 0.01b |
Copper (ppm) | 0.61 ± 0.01a | 0.53 ± 0.01b |
Iron (ppm) | 163.07 ± 0.07a | 149.07 ± 0.07b |
Manganese (ppm) | 0.96 ± 0.01a | 0.60 ± 0.01b |
Nickel (ppm) | 0.36 ± 0.01a | 0.23 ± 0.01b |
Cobalt (ppm) | 0.73 ± 0.01a | 0.65 ± 0.01b |
Lead (ppm) | 0.50 ± 0.01a | 0.42 ± 0.01b |
Cadmium (ppm) | 0.04 ± 0.01a | 0.02 ± 0.01b |
Chromium (ppm) | 0.77 ± 0.09b | 0.74 ± 0.01b |