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Table 4 Nemerow indices after bioremediation at Trojan and Freda-Rebecca mine dump sites

From: Pyritic metals sequestration on mine dumps treated with oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus, Jacq.et Fr.)

Trt

Trojan mine

Freda-Rebecca mine

Mn2+

Cr2+

Pb2+

Fe3+

Cd2+

Mn2+

Cr2+

Pb2+

Fe3+

Cd2+

Trt1

Trt2

0.83a

6.78a

15.72a

2.63a

2.64a

0.81a

6.76a

15.42a

2.66a

2.71a

Trt3

0.45b

3.75b

2.22b

1.38b

1.91b

0.48b

3.74b

2.26b

1.39b

1.79b

Trt4

0.68a

6.78a

15.72a

2.64a

2.64a

0.74a

6.73a

15.64a

2.43a

2.60a

Trt5

0.11d

1.55d

1.20d

0.58c

0.36c

0.17d

1.62c

1.30d

0.59b

0.38c

Lsd (5%)

0.18

1.91

0.80

0.20

0.46

0.32

1.98

0.56

0.43

1.25

Cv%

9.80

3.60

5.20

7.10

4.30

5.20

4.20

8.30

8.20

9.10

  1. Superscripts indicate mean separations that are significant