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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 5 Nemerow indices after bioremediation at Renny and Bindura mine dump sites

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

Trt	Renny mine					Bindura mine
Trt	Mn²⁺	Cr²⁺	Pb²⁺	Fe³⁺	Cd²⁺	Mn²⁺	Cr²⁺	Pb²⁺	Fe³⁺	Cd²⁺
Trt1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trt2	0.79^a	6.72^a	15.71^a	2.65^a	2.69^a	0.76^a	6.81^a	15.43^a	2.56^a	2.70^a
Trt3	0.44^b	3.75^b	2.26^b	1.28^b	1.93^b	0.42^b	3.78^b	2.27^b	1.36^b	1.78^b
Trt4	0.67^a	6.79^a	15.74^a	2.63^a	2.66^a	0.66^a	6.75^a	15.59^a	2.53^a	2.64^a
Trt5	0.11^c	1.54^c	1.21^c	0.68^c	0.38^c	0.18^c	1.65^c	1.33^c	0.57^c	0.39^c
Lsd (5%)	0.16	1.89	0.95	0.44	0.93	0.20	0.25	0.40	0.38	0.25
Cv%	4.40	7.00	6.40	6.60	9.10	4.70	5.20	8.10	7.10	8.00

Superscripts indicate mean separations that are significant

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