Table 3 Physico-chemical characterization of compost treatments (MSW alone and integrated with organic additives) at 70 days
Chemical Characteristics | Compost treatments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (control) | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | Over all mean | |
pH | 7.1 ± 0.1c | 7.6 ± 0.1b | 7.6 ± 0.1b | 7.9 ± 0.1a | 7.9 ± 0.1a | 7.6 ± 0.3 |
OM (%) | 18.2 ± 0.7c | 22.5 ± .0.8b | 22.6 ± 0.9b | 23 ± 0.9b | 25.6 ± 0.8a | 22.4 ± 2.5 |
OC (%) | 10.6 ± 0.4c | 13.0 ± 0.5b | 13.1 ± 0.5b | 13.3 ± 0.5b | 14.9 ± 0.5a | 13 ± 1.5 |
TN (%) | 0.74 ± 0.05c | 1.0 ± .0.06b | 1.0 ± 0.04b | 1.2 ± 0.05a | 1.2 ± 0.05a | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
T/P (ppm) | 2051 ± 141c | 2542 ± 122b | 2576 ± 142b | 2834 ± 151a | 2918 ± 114a | 2584 ± 315 |
C: N | 14.3 ± 0.4a | 13.0 ± 0.6b | 13.0 ± 0.8b | 11.3 ± 0.3c | 12 ± 0.4c | 12.7 ± 1.1 |