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Table 1 Properties of well water and sewage water used in irrigation

From: Impact of sewage water irrigation on Datura innoxia grown in sandy loam soil

Properties

Well water

Sewage water

pH

7.20 ± 0.43

7.41 ± 0.22

EC (dS/m)

0.51 ± 0.04

0.80 ± 0.05

Na (mg/L)

0.66 ± 0.05

1.22 ± 0.07

K (mg/L)

0.21 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.03

Mg (mg/L)

0.69 ± 0.01

1.81 ± 0.08

Ca (mg/L)

2.76 ± 0.07

5.1 ± 0.10

CO3 (mg/L)

0.4 ± 0.01

0.9 ± 0.02

HCO3 (mg/L)

2.2 ± 0.03

4.9 ± 0.11

Cl (mg/L)

1.61 ± 0.02

4.2 ± 0.06

Fe (mg/L)

18 ± 0.92

83 ± 0.83

Zn (mg/L)

2 ± 0.09

2 ± 0.10

Cu (mg/L)

1.2 ± 0.07

2.4 ± 0.11

Cd (mg/L)

nd

0.07 ± 0.002

Pb (mg/L)

0.9 ± 0.01

1.5 ± 0.07

Mn (mg/L)

16 ± 0.66

22 ± 0.77

  1. V Volume, EC Electrical conductivity, dS/m decisiemens per metre, mg Milligram, g Gram, kg Kilogram, L Liter, nd Not detected. Each value is an average of 4 replicates