Research Article

Role of Inorganic and Organic Fractions in Animal Manure Compost in Lead Immobilization and Microbial Activity in Soil

Table 3

pH in soils amended with simulated compost during incubation period ().

Compost Days of incubation
(Inorganic/organic)073090184

100/07.7 ± 0.07.5 ± 0.07.6 ± 0.17.8 ± 0.07.8 ± 0.0
75/257.7 ± 0.07.5 ± 0.07.7 ± 0.07.8 ± 0.07.8 ± 0.1
50/507.6 ± 0.07.6 ± 0.07.7 ± 0.17.8 ± 0.07.6 ± 0.0
25/757.4 ± 0.07.4 ± 0.07.8 ± 0.07.8 ± 0.07.6 ± 0.0
0/1007.2 ± 0.07.3 ± 0.07.6 ± 0.17.8 ± 0.07.5 ± 0.2
Control7.5 ± 0.17.6 ± 0.07.7 ± 0.07.5 ± 0.17.5 ± 0.2