List of Abbreviations

°C Degree centigrade

C Carbon

Cd Cadmium

CEC Cation exchange capacity

Cl− Chlorides

CNT Carbon nano tube

CO2 Carbon dioxide

EC Electrical conductivity

FAO Food and agriculture organization

Fe Iron

Fe2O3 Iron oxide

Fig Figure

g Gram

cm Centimeter

GHG Greenhouse gases

GI Germination index

GP No. of germinated seeds

Gt Germination percentage

Ha Hectare
K Potassium

Kg Kilogram

LSD Least significant difference

Ltd. Limited

M Molar

mg g−1 Milligram per gram

mg/l Milligram per litter

MgO Magnesium oxide

Mha Million hectare

ml Milliliter

mM Millimolar

mm Millimeter

NaCl Sodium chloride

NaOH Sodium hydroxide

NH4+ Ammonium cation

nm Nanometer

P Phosphorus

P Significance

Pb Lead

PNP p-nitrophenol

RPM Revolutions per minute

SO4− Sulphates

t h−1 Tons per hectare

Tx Treatment

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

USA United States of America

UV Ultraviolet

VIS Visible

w/w Weight by weight

XRD X-ray diffraction

Zn Zinc

ZVI Zerovalent ion

μl Microliter