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Table 2 Characteristics of runoff from soils treated/untreated with PAM and BP at each rate of 200 kg ha -1

From: Commercial versus synthesized polymers for soil erosion control and growth of Chinese cabbage

Texture

pH

EC†

TN‡

TP§

SS¶

Turbidity

  

10-4 S m-1

 

mg L-1

 

NTU

CK

6.87 ab

0.060 a

2.714 b

0.118 ab

9647 a

412.0 a

PAM

6.93 b

0.069 a

3.291 a

0.136 a

210.7 b

13.2 b

BP

6.64 a

0.075 a

2.740 b

0.090 b

429.2 b

14.8 b

  1. The same letters in table indicate no difference determined by the Tukey’s HSD test at a significance level of 0.05 (n = 3).
  2. † Electrical conductivity.
  3. ‡ Total nitrogen.
  4. § Total phosphorus.
  5. ¶ Suspended soil.