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Table 6 Chemical characteristics/mineral composition of the sampled soils in ppm (parts per million)

From: Biodegradation of polyethylene by indigenous fungi from waste recycling site, South West, Nigeria

Parameters

Polythene dump soil

Non-polythene dumpsite soil

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

  1. Key Parameters with different alphabetical labels (‘a’ and ‘b’) along the same row are significantly different from each other, while the parameter with the same alphabetical label is not significantly different