Table 1 Changes in C/N ratio and compost respiration and during the period of biocomposting.

From: Exploring metal detoxification and accumulation potential during vermicomposting of Tea factory coal ash: sequential extraction and fluorescence probe analysis

Treatments

C:N ratio

Compost resp. (mg g−1)

0 D

30 D

60 D

0 D

30 D

60 D

TFCA (only)(E1)

4.76 ± 0.10

2.31 ± 0.19

1.07 ± 0.05

0.10 ± 0.08

0.61 ± 0.02

0.684 ± 0.11

TFCA + CD (1:1)(E2)

9.35 ± 0.89

3.21 ± 0.08

6.77 ± 0.15

1.09 ± 0.03

3.96 ± 0.2

4.245 ± 0.28

TFCA + CD (1:2)(E3)

11.24 ± 0.3

4.78 ± 0.56

3.21 ± 0.48

0.90 ± 0.03

3.95 ± 0.53

3.36 ± 0.21

CD(E4)

17.85 ± 1.9

4.14 ± 0.40

7.50 ± 0.26

1.01 ± 0.1

5.26 ± 0.26

4.30 ± 0.26

TFCA(L1)

7.85 ± 0.13

3.13 ± 0.13

3.68 ± 0.19

0.11 ± 0.02

0.51 ± 0.03

0.52 ± 0.05

TFCA + CD (1:1)(L2)

9.64 ± 0.65

3.91 ± 0.14

2.5 ± 0.08

1.24 ± 0.2

3.03 ± 0.3

4.06 ± 0.2

TFCA + CD (1:2)(L3)

13.03 ± 0.7

4.18 ± 0.45

3.81 ± 0.13

1.37 ± 0.09

8.04 ± 0.81

7.55 ± 0.51

CD(L4)

18.57 ± 1.1

2.71 ± 0.08

12.43 ± 0.21

1.15 ± 0.15

6.56 ± 0.71

5.09 ± 0.74

TFCA (only) (C1)

8.26 ± 0.47

3.49 ± 0.07

3.6 ± 0.19

0.11 ± 0.05

0.46 ± 0.055

0.56 ± 0.021

TFCA + CD (1:1)(C2)

7.28 ± 0.12

3.00 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.11

1.46 ± 0.2

2.47 ± 0.2

2.84 ± 0.264

TFCA + CD (1:2) (C3)

10.41 ± 0.8

7.07 ± 0.09

6.5 ± 0.31

1.18 ± 0.2

2.07 ± 0.42

3.63 ± 0.32

CD (C4)

16.21 ± 1.7

6.32 ± 0.04

5.8 ± 0.19

1.93 ± 0.1

2.69 ± 0.25

3.85 ± 0.21

P value

 Treatment

0.000

  

0.000

  

 Day

0.000

  

0.000

  

 Treatment × Day

0.000

  

0.000

  

 LSD

1.444

  

0.017

  
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