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. 2012 Oct 4;7(10):e47002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047002

Table 2. Amendment application (second half of September in each given year) and input of Cd and Pb with amendment for the different treatments.

Year Amendment application (kg dw m−2) Cd Input (mg m−2) Pb Input (mg m−2)
GWS FYM BIOW MSW GWS FYM BIOW MSW GWS FYM BIOW MSW
1998 1.07 1.31 1.62 1.00 3.1 4.7 1.1 2.1 90 527 198 224
2000 1.98 1.10 2.45 1.92 1.3 0.6 6.0 2.9 117 36 470 324
2002 1.85 1.56 2.58 0.95 2.1 1.1 2.1 1.3 110 69 190 250
2004 1.73 1.37 1.97 1.46 1.5 1.1 1.0 2.9 91 151 160 295
2006 1.77 1.49 1.94 1.00 1.5 1.7 1.1 0.7 104 210 125 65
2007 1.58 1.33 1.62 1.05 1.6 2.7 0.8 1.3 113 730 84 101

GWS: Co-compost of green waste and sewage sludge, BIOW: Biowaste compost, FYM: Farmyard manure and MSW: Municipal solid waste compost.