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. 2014 Jun 6;23(7):1234–1244. doi: 10.1007/s10646-014-1266-y

Table 5.

Percentage toxic effects of the soils, for the test organisms and toxicity classification of the soils

Sample numbers Inhibition (PE%)
Germination Roots Luminescence Toxicity classification and class score %
Sa Ls Ss Sa Ls Ss Vf
1 5 10 30 19 −11 62 20 22 III
2 5 10 45 77 0 82 96 33 III
3 0 15 30 46 26 74 61 39 III
4 10 20 30 60 47 81 57 64 III
5 20 5 35 79 70 76 30 50 III
6 5 10 20 74 64 78 4S 44 III
7 10 15 30 57 28 60 78 39 III
Mean 8 12 31 50 32 73 49 III
SD 6 5 7 22 31 9 25

Ls, Lepidium sativum; Sa, Sinapis alba;Ss, Sorghum saccharatum; Vf, Vibrio fischeri