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Table 5 Effects of treated and untreated OMWW and their dilutions on the Protease, Lipase and α-amylase enzyme’s activities in Barley plantlets

From: Enhanced detoxification methods for the safe reuse of treated olive mill wastewater in irrigation

OMWW

Proteases Activity

(U)

Lipases Activity

(U)

α-Amylase activity

(U)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Raw

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

T1

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

T2

82.70d

1.700

25.70e

3.700

0.137e

0.025

T3

72.70e

3.900

103.30d

2.500

0.610d

0.045

0.5Raw

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0.5T1

151.30c

12.400

112.70c

6.500

0.610d

0.029

0.5T2

160.00c

5.100

131.70b

3.900

0.737c

0.033

0.25Raw

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

0.25T1

211.30a

4.000

151.30a

2.600

0.870 a

0.016

0.25T2

187.30b

2.500

145.70a

1.700

0.807b

0.033

Tap water

203.30 a

4.000

148.30a

2.500

0.770 bc

0.051

  1. n = 3 and SD standard deviation. The means with same letters in the same column show insignificant difference at p ≤ 0.05
  2. ND Not detected