Table 2: Initial physicochemical properties of milk processing industry sludge and cattle dung.

Physico-Chemical
Parameters
Milk Processing
Industry Sludge (MPIS)
Cattle Dung (CD)
pH 8.34±0.03 7.86 ± 0.26
EC (mS/cm) 3.33±0.03 3.68 ± 0.04
TKN (%) 3.79±0.03 3.13±0.03
TOC (%) 49.21±0.10 41.92±1.54
C:N ratio 42.79±1.10 13.27±0.59
TAP (%) 1.88±0.05 2.81±0.07
TK (%) 1.96±0.01 0.51±0.02
TNa (%) 1.91±0.01 0.90±0.02
Cr (mg/kg) 30.87±0.12 12.07±0.37
Cu (mg/kg) 22.42 ±0.22 5.55 ±0.17
Mn (mg/kg) 85.11±0.87 40.61±0.17
Pb (mg/kg) 18.02±0.07 8.09±0.11