Research Article
Impact of Waste Materials and Organic Amendments on Soil Properties and Vegetative Performance
Table 3
Metal content, electrical conductivity (EC), particle size distribution, and soil texture for unamended and treated plots.
| | As | Ba | Cd | Co | Cr | Cu | Fe | Mn | Mo | Ni | Pb | Zn | pH | EC | Sand | Clay | Silt | >2mm | | | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | (ug/g) | | dS/m | % | % | % | % | Texture |
| Unamended control | 59 | 220 | 0.08 | 15 | 13 | 81 | 20000 | 1400 | <3.8 | 16 | 100 | 170 | 8.3 | 0.35 | 66 | 16 | 18 | 58 | Sandy loam | Control (topsoil) | 16 | 240 | <0.75 | 13 | 54 | 25 | 27000 | 830 | <3.8 | 32 | 19 | 91 | 6.3 | 0.24 | 46.4 | 9.6 | 44.0 | 59 | loam | Biosolids + woodash | 34 | 850 | 2.8 | 11 | 58 | 130 | 16000 | 2200 | <3.8 | 45 | 34 | 470 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 72.4 | 7.6 | 20.0 | 35 | Sandy loam | LYF + urea | 12 | 310 | <0.75 | 11 | 71 | 33 | 22000 | 930 | <3.8 | 43 | 22 | 110 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 52.4 | 7.6 | 40.0 | 38 | Sandy loam | Kiwi Power | 46 | 230 | <0.75 | 18 | 35 | 140 | 29000 | 2400 | 4.6 | 32 | 26 | 74 | 7.8 | 0.78 | 70.4 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 57 | Sandy loam | Biosolids compost | 22 | 260 | 0.75 | 13 | 63 | 110 | 22000 | 1400 | 4.6 | 41 | 37 | 190 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 56.4 | 7.6 | 36.0 | 34 | Sandy loam | Wood compost | 33 | 400 | <0.75 | 8.8 | 74 | 130 | 17000 | 1500 | <3.8 | 41 | 29 | 110 | 6.5 | 0.31 | 66.4 | 9.6 | 24.0 | 51 | Sandy loam | Biosol | 47 | 480 | <0.75 | 12 | 66 | 96 | 23000 | 2000 | <3.8 | 39 | 80 | 150 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 60.4 | 15.6 | 24.0 | 57 | Sandy loam | LYW | 23 | 240 | <0.75 | 7.3 | 62 | 35 | 16000 | 1100 | <3.8 | 36 | 16 | 78 | 6.8 | 0.54 | 64.4 | 9.6 | 26.0 | 33 | Sandy loam | Control (fertilizer) | 62 | 350 | 3.7 | 11 | 46 | 86 | 22000 | 1300 | <3.8 | 31 | 99 | 920 | 7.8 | 0.80 | 66.4 | 13.6 | 20.0 | 68 | Sandy loam |
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