Table 7. Essential soil characteristics for Option 6: Phytoremediation. (Results represent mean ± standard deviation of three replicates). |
WAR |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
% Moisture by mass |
Total hydrocarbon content (mg/kg) |
% Organic Carbon |
% Total Nitrogen |
THB count (x 105 cfu/ml) |
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A |
12 ± 1 |
16 ± 1 |
17 ± 1 |
20 150.0 ± 180 |
7661.7 ± 60 |
5239.2 ± 48 |
0.46 ± 0.03 |
0.33 ± 0.03 |
0.19 ± 0.05 |
0.19 ± 0.01 |
0.12 ± 0.006 |
0.06 ± 0.003 |
16.4 ± 0.01 |
28.8 ± 0.25 |
38.6 ± 0.16 |
|
B |
14 ± 1 |
15 ± 2 |
16 ± 1 |
20 470.1 ± 140 |
4730.5 ± 180 |
6363.4 ± 220 |
0.50 ± 0.04 |
0.44 ± 0.02 |
0.24 ± 0.02 |
0.31 ± 0.01 |
0.19 ± 0.007 |
0.08 ± 0.004 |
8.6 ± 0.06 |
22.8 ± 0.08 |
28.6 ± 0.15 |
|
C |
16 ± 2 |
15 ± 1 |
19 ± 2 |
24 683.0 ± 240 |
5547.9 ± 200 |
8502.1 ± 200 |
0.48 ± 0.01 |
0.38 ± 0.02 |
0.26 ± 0.03 |
0.22 ± 0.02 |
0.14 ± 0.01 |
0.06 ± 0.003 |
8.8 ± 0.15 |
17.6 ± 0.18 |
26.4 ± 0.05 |
|
D |
18 ± 1 |
16 ± 2 |
16 ± 1 |
24 917.3 ± 100 |
5004.8 ± 250 |
11 223.6 ± 80 |
0.50 ± 0.04 |
0.34 ± 0.02 |
0.28 ± 0.01 |
0.21 ± 0.02 |
0.126 ± 0.007 |
0.06 ± 0.004 |
18.0 ± 0.20 |
24.2 ± 0.16 |
31.6 ± 0.06 |
|
E |
16 ± 1 |
22 ± 1 |
17 ± 2 |
22 086.2 ± 250 |
2985.0 ± 210 |
9936.1 ± 360 |
0.50 ± 0.04 |
0.40 ± 0.01 |
0.30 ± 0.01 |
0.33 ± 0.01 |
0.20 ± 0.005 |
0.08 ± 0.005 |
17.5 ± 0.08 |
25.4 ± 0.21 |
36.4 ± 0.35 |
Cell:
(A) combination of corn and elephant grass; (B) Corn treated cells (3 stands
per cell); (C) Corn treated cells (5 stands per cell); (D) Elephant grass
treated cells (3 stands per cell); (E) Elephant grass treated cells (5 stands
per cell). |
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