| Heavy metals    (μg/L) | 
        Percent of    Leachate in Incubation Medium | 
       
      
        | 100% | 
        50% | 
        30% | 
        20% | 
        10% | 
       
      
        | Before | 
        After | 
        Before | 
        After | 
        Before | 
        After | 
        Before | 
        After | 
        Before | 
        After | 
       
      
        | Copper (Cu) | 
        90 | 
        3 | 
        4 | 
        10 | 
        <1 | 
        <1 | 
        <1 | 
        <1 | 
        <1 | 
        <1 | 
       
      
        | Chromium (Cr) | 
        230 | 
        130 | 
        100 | 
        100 | 
        50 | 
        20 | 
        30 | 
        20 | 
        6 | 
        70 | 
       
      
        | Lead (Pb) | 
        <12 | 
        <12 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
        <10 | 
       
      
        | Nickel (Ni) | 
        330 | 
        220 | 
        180 | 
        180 | 
        90 | 
        70 | 
        60 | 
        60 | 
        20 | 
        <3 | 
       
      
        | Zinc (Zn) | 
        5,580 | 
        3,540 | 
        2,900 | 
        2,900 | 
        1,640 | 
        690 | 
        1,170 | 
        120 | 
        670 | 
        <4 | 
       
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