Research Article
Enhanced Bioremediation of Soil Artificially Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons after Amendment with Capra aegagrus hircus (Goat) Manure
Table 3
Changes in physicochemical properties of unamended soil sample.
| Parameters | Day 0 | Day 14 | Day 28 | Day 42 |
| pH | 6.64 | 6.60 | 6.57 | 6.59 | Temperature, °C | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 28.3 | Electrical conductivity, S/cm | 292.92 | 288.56 | 281.44 | 278.56 | Total organic carbon, mg/kg | 4200 | 4159 | 4088 | 4004 | Total nitrogen, mg/kg | 101.22 | 99.87 | 96.78 | 94.11 | Available phosphorus, mg/kg | 77.59 | 71.09 | 68.22 | 67.05 | Available potassium, mg/kg | 67.48 | 62.69 | 60.44 | 58.69 | TPH, mg/kg | 31550 | 30550 | 29860 | 28980 |
|
|