Table 6. Physical and chemical characteristics of the soil before and after seven years of rehabilitation (mean ± standard error of mean).

Characteristic
Before rehabilitation
After rehabilitation
pH
5.8 ± 0.02
6.1 ± 0.02
Water-holding capacity
27.5 ± 1.9
35.6 ± 1.6
Carbon (%)
1.7 ± 0.3
2.9 ± 0.3
Nitrogen (%)
0.15 ± 0.01
0.21 ± 0.04