Co-composting of chicken manure with organic wastes: characterization of gases emissions and compost quality

Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 2 Correlation coefficient (P value) between gases emissions and compost properties

Parameter	NH₃	N₂O	CO₂	CH₄	Temperature	pH	C	N	C/N	NO₃	NH₄
NH₃	1.000
N₂O	0.006**	1.000
CO₂	0.005**	< 0.001***	1.000
CH₄	0.763	0.021*	0.656	1.000
Temperature	0.007**	< 0.001***	< 0.001***	0.386	1.000
pH	0.401	0.133	0.074	0.216	0.235	1.000
C	0.217	0.189	0.111	0.814	0.016*	0.017*	1.000
N	< 0.001***	0.947	0.855	0.110	0.985	0.047*	< 0.001***	1.000
C/N	< 0.001***	0.503	0.511	0.201	0.464	0.116	0.005**	< 0.001***	1.000
NO₃	0.121	0.007	0.042*	0.157	0.002**	0.181	0.029*	0.659	0.988	1.000
NH₄	0.240	0.495	0.102	0.398	0.039*	0.751	0.004**	0.190	0.275	0.442	1.000