Research Article

Interaction between Soil Physicochemical Parameters and Earthworm Communities in Irrigated Areas with Natural Water and Wastewaters

Table 2

Range of nitrogen, phosphorus, heavy metals (ETM), and pathogens contents from 7 upstream to downstream wastewater sampling points in El Gourzi effluent, according to Tamrabet et al.’s [20] study.

Parameter mg/lNH4+mg/l mg/lFe
mg/l
Mn
mg/l
Cu
mg/l
Mn
mg/l
Zn
mg/l
FC
G/100 ml
FS
G/100 ml

Range values3.25–6.458.5–170.71.4–13.450.14–4.085.14–9.10.60–0.665.14–9.10.28–0.740.63 × 104–2.75 × 1040.7 × 104–1.1 × 104

: nitrates; NH4+: ammonium; : orthophosphates; Fe: iron; Cu: copper; Zn: zinc; Mn: manganese; FC: fecal coliforms; FS: fecal streptococci; G: germs/seeds.