Research Article

Estimation of Copper and Cadmium Bioavailability in Contaminated Soil Remediated by Different Plants and Micron Hydroxyapatite

Table 4

Correlation coefficients among soil properties, Cu and Cd bioavailability, and remediation efficiency.

pHSOCT-NA-NT-PA-PT-KA-KCECT-CuT-CdC-CuC-CdD-CuD-CdBiomassP-CuP-CdA-CuA-Cd

PH1.00
SOC0.4841.00
T-N0.5590.2951.00
A-N0.152−0.04100.3831.00
T-P0.6990.3960.580−0.04301.00
A-P0.6890.4700.270−0.1210.6911.00
T-K0.4880.1540.6330.4280.5050.06901.00
A-K0.6540.1800.5290.2680.6740.2840.8041.00
CEC0.2250.1620.0310−0.0510−0.1460.110−0.152−0.1061.00
T-Cu−0.538−0.534−0.225−0.280−0.330−0.467−0.374−0.436−0.04401.00
T-Cd−0.479−0.609−0.0520−0.0810−0.338−0.220−0.285−0.397−0.1350.2701.00
C-Cu−0.759−0.414−0.455−0.0870−0.798−0.697−0.444−0.599−0.04900.4700.3671.00
C-Cd−0.643−0.355−0.149−0.0210−0.673−0.669−0.217−0.4600.06600.3560.4800.8261.00
DGT-Cu−0.813−0.545−0.5800.0110−0.789−0.783−0.303−0.547−0.09600.5270.2740.8440.6771.00
DGT-Cd−0.830−0.509−0.5880.0420−0.829−0.723−0.358-0.624−0.03500.4040.3450.7940.7330.9381.00
Biomass0.440.5480.243−0.01500.3210.335−0.1080.04500.301−0.141−0.454−0.410−0.358−0.478−0.4981.00
Plant Cu0.4380.5630.122−0.1000.5140.4890.4550.463−0.169−0.553−0.472−0.441−0.472−0.415−0.408−0.1491.00
Plant Cd0.3460.3100.0230−0.1220.4260.3280.4230.400−0.0690−0.295−0.426−0.340−0.407−0.244−0.262−0.2680.8521.00
A-Cu0.5170.7700.195−0.02000.3140.4590.04000.1480.241−0.510−0.580−0.433−0.404−0.531−0.5030.7900.2950.01601.00
A-Cd0.5950.7380.216−0.1100.4760.5240.1280.2330.357−0.406−0.693−0.502−0.499−0.527−0.5410.7070.4420.3980.7911.00