Table 5 |
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| Soil chemical and physical characteristics and IOFF's compost leachate chemical properties | ||||||||||
| Sample | pH | EC (dS/m) | SAR | OM % | Ni (mg/L) | Pb (mg/L) | Cd (mg/L) | Cr (mg/L) | ρs(g/cm3) | ρb(g/cm3) |
| Soil | 6.7 | 0.41 | 2.56 | 0.17 | 1.33 | 2.29 | 0.12 | 0 | 2.37 | 1.34 |
| Leachate | 4.9 | 33.5 | 11.9 | - | 4.44 | 4.28 | 1.24 | 0.73 | - | - |
EC, Electrical conductivity; OM, Organic matter; SAR, Sodium adsorption ratio; ρb, Specific gravity; ρs, Bulk density.
Tabatabaei et al. International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 2012 1:2 doi:10.1186/2251-7715-1-2