Table 2 Physicochemical characteristics of soils irrigated with wastewater in urban vegetable farming sites

Sora Amba

0.95(0.17)

28.6(2.14)

94.0(14.5)

24.2(1.57)

31.5(2.62)

22.1(1.87)

119(14.2)

6.51

4.6

42.9

11.8

28

60.2

Lekunda

2.72(0.20)

43.7(2.37)

140(10.3)

30.7(4.91)

60.3(4.10)

36.7(4.40)

150(12.1)

6.59

4.14

39.7

17.2

34.3

48.5

Peacock-Urael

2.58(0.21)

38.8(2.43)

67.4(3.42)

27.4(2.89)

46.2(2.50)

27.8(2.87)

157(6.41)

6.8

3.3

34.9

15

50.2

34.8

Peacock-Bole

1.55(0.10)

37.1(1.83)

55.9(6.52)

28.5(2.35)

46.0(3.99)

25.8(3.60)

120(9.69)

7.16

2.92

39.6

23.8

27

49.2

Kera

2.95(0.42)

58.6(3.74)

76.3(6.74)

49.9(6.20)

61.7(9.15)

81.1(10.9)

160(8.35)

6.11

3.22

43.9

16.7

43.3

40

Mekanissa

2.27(0.31)

38.6(3.58)

61.6(7.32)

43.3(4.41)

48.7(4.75)

29.6(3.59)

145(26.4)

6.57

3.79

39.5

25

31.2

43.8

Lafto

3.61(0.38)

44.9(3.15)

78.0(10.4)

51.6(8.26)

49.1(6.21)

107(10.7)

203(19.5)

5.99

3.62

44.7

16.8

42.5

40.7

Hana-Mariam

1.37(0.20)

28.8(3.27)

56.3(2.52)

38.3(4.92)

39.9(4.85)

33.1(1.88)

130(16.6)

6.63

3.06

40.3

23.2

25

51.8

Akaki08

1.99(0.24)

40.5(3.75)

66.2(5.26)

32.3(4.53)

43.8(5.97)

42.1(1.67)

156(10.2)

7.1

2.88

54.5

15.5

27.3

57.2

Akaki

1.19(0.27)

43.4(2.38)

69.1(8.51)

27.9(1.59)

46.6(3.27)

35.9(5.22)

154(28.1)

6.93

2.6

49.1

17.7

28.5

53.8

RML ^a(mg kg⁻¹)

3

50

100

100

50

100

300