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Table 5 Post hoc contrasts tested after a significant result of difference between EWP and bamboo types

From: Carbon dynamics of paper, engineered wood products and bamboo in landfills: evidence from reactor studies

Contrasta

Carbon loss from mass balance (%)

Carbon loss from gas (%)

Difference

p-valuea

Difference

p-valuea

BB vs MDF

11.6

< 0.0001

10.7

0.0002

BB vs PB

15.3

< 0.0001

9.8

0.0003

BB vs EWPa

9.8

< 0.0001

8.5

0.0005

MDF vs PB

3.8

0.0015

− 0.90

0.5192

MDF vs EWPa

1.7

0.0259

2.2

0.0732

PB vs EWPa

5.5

< 0.0001

1.3

0.2874

BB vs All EWP

12.2

< 0.0001

9.7

0.0001

PB&MDF vs EWPa

3.6

0.0006

1.7

0.0588

  1. BB bamboo, MDF medium density fibreboard, EWPa exterior wood panel, PB particleboard
  2. aThe p value is the corresponding probability of the difference being different from zero