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Table 1 Some characteristics of the sampled soil samples

From: An assessment of the levels of phthalate esters and metals in the Muledane open dump, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa

 

Dump

Control

tcal

pH

6.55 ± 0.44

6.10 ± 0.72

1.18ns

Moisture content (%)

10.89 ± 2.83

9.29 ± 1.51

1.11ns

Soil texture

LC

SLC

-

  1. Notes: LC = Loamy clay; SLC = Sand loamy clay; ± SD = standard deviation, ttab= 2.31 at p < 0.05; ns = non-significant differences at p < 0.05