| Parameters |
Distillery sludge (IW1) |
Paint sludge (IW2) |
Saw dust (SD) |
Water hyacinth (WH) |
Cow dung (CD) |
| pH |
8.30 ± 0.01 |
8.40 ± 0.01 |
7.5 ± 0.20 |
7.3 ± 0.20 |
8.7 ± 0.20 |
| Total organic carbon (TOC) |
37.29±0.01 |
49.31± 0.02 |
42.10 ± 0.21 |
41.7 ± 0.10 |
38.2 ± 0.21 |
| Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) |
0.68 ± 0.12 |
0.31 ± 0.15 |
0.16 ± 0.03 |
0.87 ± 0.05 |
0.53 ± 0.02 |
| C: N ratio |
54.83 ± 1.0 |
159.21± 1.10 |
249.42± 1.12 |
48.39 ± 1.01 |
72.1 ± 1.05 |
| Total phosphorus (TP) |
0.49 ± 0.01 |
0.01 ± 0.0 |
0.53 ± 0.02 |
0.83 ± 0.13 |
0.58 ± 0.14 |
| Total potassium (TK) |
0.48 ± 0.20 |
0.20 ± 0.18 |
1.73 ± 0.10 |
0.84 ± 0.05 |
0.61 ± 0.12 |
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