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. 2017 Nov 27;11(11):e0006088. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006088

Table 4. Observed nutrient and moisture content of human excreta composted by two methods in a simulated double vault latrine system over 139 days with linear regression to predict values at 153 and 181 days.

Sampling day Average (≤139 days) Predicted P-value
1 27 55 83 111 139
Ash (181 days)
Total Nitrogen (%) 1.937 1.770 1.647 1.587 1.527 1.497 1.6611 1.3172 0.000
Total Phosphorus (%) 3.537 3.314 3.174 3.152 3.124 3.105 3.2341 2.9182 0.000
Total Potassium (%) 2.704 2.427 2.412 2.388 2.370 2.360 2.4431 2.2282 0.002
Moisture (%) 61.39 56.47 48.31 39.63 28.60 18.54 42.1551 6.8302 0.000
Ash + 10% Lime (153 days)
Total Nitrogen (%) 1.820 1.643 1.550 1.477 1.413 1.377 1.547 1.2903 0.000
Total Phosphorus (%) 1.838 1.696 1.628 1.614 1.608 1.604 1.6653 N/A 0.565
Total Potassium (%) 2.054 1.865 1.849 1.835 1.822 1.816 1.8743 N/A 0.477
Moisture (%) 53.40 48.81 40.38 32.83 21.43 11.96 34.802 9.1633 0.000

1Model inputs for Scenario A (≤ 139 day storage without lime)

2Model inputs for Scenario C (181 day storage without lime)

3Model inputs for Scenario B (153 day storage with 10% lime)