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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Vector Ecol. 2007 Dec;32(2):207–217. doi: 10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[207:lmcidv]2.0.co;2

Table 5.

Mean (± 1 SE) nutrient levels in discarded vehicle tires in a forested (F) and unforested (U) site. Chlorophyll a was not measured in early July and TP was not measured in September.

Date Site Nitrogen (TN) (mg L−1) Phosphorous (TP) (mg L−1) Conductivity (μMHOS cm−1) Chlorophyll a (mg m−3)
5 Jul U 2.02 ± 0.63 1.44 ± 0.67 1833.20 ± 546.26 —
F 2.00 ± 1.35 12.99 ± 8.42 523.67 ± 260.15 —
27 Jul U 0.80 ± 0.28 2.30 ± 0.88 973.40 ± 311.31 78.74 ± 24.03
F 0.67 ± 0.21 12.73 ± 0.21 420.17 ± 79.77 33.69 ± 14.47
5 Sep U 1.42 ± 0.83 — 456.00 ± 118.22 63.78 ± 40.34
F 1.83 ± 0.45 — 265.83 ± 53.98 12.06 ± 8.87