Table 9. Inorganic compounds content of wood chips from logging residues by harvesting and processing methods.
(unit : mg/kg dry)

Items Harvesting and processing methods
CTL WT
Unscreened Screened Unscreened Screened
Avg. Min. Max. S.D.a Avg. Min. Max. S.D.a Avg. Min. Max. S.D.a Avg. Min. Max. S.D.a
As n.d.a n.d.a n.d.a n.d.a
Cd 0.141 0.139 0.146 0.004 0.135 0.130 0.138 0.005 0.178 0.165 0.185 0.011 0.175 0.164 0.187 0.012
Cr 5.405* 5.007 5.719 0.363 2.069* 1.989 2.188 0.105 2.052 1.575 2.970 0.796 1.470 1.194 1.896 0.374
Pb 1.540 1.349 1.659 0.167 1.058 0.908 1.183 0.139 0.978 0.857 1.066 0.109 0.677 0.567 0.757 0.098
Hg n.d.a n.d.a n.d.a n.d.a
t-test P<0.05,
Standard deviation,
n.d. : not detectable