Table 3 Variance analysis.

From: Preparation of biologically activated lignite immobilized SRB particles and their AMD treatment characteristics

Source of variance

Rhodopseudomonas /A

Lignite content /B

SRB /C

Particle size of lignite /D

Error /E

Sum

SO42− Sum of squares of deviations

100.760

10.668

13.916

28.835

10.670

164.849

SO42− Free Degree

2

2

2

2

2

8

SO42− Mean Square

50.38

5.334

6.958

14.4175

5.335

 

SO42− F value

9.445

1.000

1.304

2.703

  

SO42− P value

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

  

SO42− Significant

  

Cu2+ Sum of squares of deviations

37.055

1.122

3.786

4.259

1.12

47.342

Cu2+ Free Degree

2

2

2

2

2

8

Cu2+ Mean Square

18.5275

0.561

1.893

2.1295

0.56

 

Cu2+ F value

33.026

1.000

3.374

3.796

  

Cu2+ P value

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

  

Cu2+ Significant

*

  

Zn2+ Sum of squares of deviations

4.717

1.316

0.446

13.789

0.45

20.718

Zn2+ Free Degree

2

2

2

2

2

8

Zn2+ Mean Square

2.3585

0.658

0.223

6.8945

0.225

 

Zn2+ F value

10.576

2.951

1.000

30.917

  

Zn2+ P value

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

  

Zn2+ Significant

*

  

pH Sum of squares of deviations

0.026

0.005

0.023

0.022

0.01

0.086

pH Free Degree

2

2

2

2

2

8

pH Mean Square

0.013

0.0025

0.0115

0.011

0.005

 

pH F value

5.200

1.000

4.600

4.400

  

pH P value

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

  

pH Significant

  

COD Sum of squares of deviations

1297.556

411.556

20.222

750.889

20.22

2500.443

COD Free Degree

2

2

2

2

2

8

COD Mean Square

648.778

205.778

10.111

375.4445

10.11

 

COD F value

64.166

20.352

1.000

37.132

  

COD P value

 > 0.05

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

  

COD Significant

*

*

*

  

ORP Sum of squares of deviations

232.667

28.667

2.667

56.000

2.67

322.671

ORP Free Degree

2

2

2

2

2

8

ORP Mean Square

116.3335

14.3335

1.3335

28

1.335

 

ORP F value

87.239

10.749

1.000

20.997

  

ORP P value

 > 0.05

 < 0.05

 < 0.05

 > 0.05

  

ORP Significant

*

*

  
  1. F0.05 (2,2) = 19, F0.01 (2,2) = 99; *0. 05 ≤ P ≤ 0.01, significant; P < 0.05 was not significant.