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UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

In-Situ IMMOBILIZATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS USING DIFFERENT SOURCE OF PHOSPHATE AMENDMENTS FOR ORGANIC

PRODUCTION OF MISAI KUCING (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth)

KHAIRUN NAIM BIN MULANA@MAULANA

FP 2017 37

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In-Situ IMMOBILIZATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS USING

DIFFERENT SOURCE OF PHOSPHATE AMENDMENTS FOR ORGANIC

PRODUCTION OF MISAI KUCING (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth)

By

KHAIRUN NAIM BIN MULANA@MAULANA

Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia,

in Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

January 2017

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Abstract of thesis presented to the Senate of Universiti Putra Malaysia in fulfilment

of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science

In-Situ IMMOBILIZATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS USING

DIFFERENT SOURCE OF PHOSPHATE AMENDMENTS FOR ORGANIC

PRODUCTION OF MISAI KUCING (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth)

By

KHAIRUN NAIM BIN MULANA@MAULANA

January 2017

Chairman : Professor Che Fauziah bt. Ishak, PhD

Faculty : Agriculture

Sustainable organic herbal production requires utilization of bio-waste materials as

plant nutrient sources due to its economical aspect and would ensure continuous

productivity. The usage of organic wastes in organic farming system (OFS) as

fertilizers and soil amendments should be monitored as the accumulation of heavy

metals has been reported in several studies. This study was set up to investigate the

effect of chicken manure soil application on heavy metals concentration in organically

grown O. stamineus and a potential approach to immobilize it using phosphate based

amendments. Glasshouse trials has been conducted for study 1 and study 3 whilst

incubation study was conducted for study 2 accordingly. Results in the study 1

indicated that the trace metals of lead (Pb) and Zn (Zn) exceeds the threshold value

allowed by Pharmacopeia in herbs and by Malaysian Food Act (1983) and Food

Regulations (1985) at 10 and 40 mg/kg respectively. This is postulated due to

application of chicken manure and organic materials during cultivation. In study 2, 2

sources of apatite were tested: - 1) Egyptian rock phosphate (ERP) and 2) bone meal

(BM) under incubation study. The results demonstrated that the dominant lead forms

were mainly associated with residual, carbonates and also exist in exchangeable form.

From this study, the suitable rate for reducing phyto-available lead in the soil system

applied with 10 t/ha chicken manure is at 1 t/ha of Egyptian rock phosphate and 2 t/ha

of bone meal. In the third study, the effectiveness of phosphorus on reducing heavy

metals were evaluated under controlled condition in the glasshouse. Results

demonstrated heavy metals accumulated in the aerial parts of O. stamineus with copper

(18.3-37.7 mg/kg), zinc (60.9-92.0 mg/kg) and lead (1.9-3.6 mg/kg). From the

fractionation study, the percentage of exchangeable fraction was reduced with

application of P-amendments with the highest of 20.2% reduction recorded for 2 t/ha

application of triple super phosphate. This is followed by reduction in exchangeable

fraction for others treatments: 2 t/ha of bone meal (4.1%), 4 t/ha of bone meal (5.1%),

1 t/ha of Egyptian rock phosphate (8.1%) and 2 t/ha of Egyptian rock phosphate at

17.6%. Applications of P-amendments tested shows effectiveness of TSP in reducing

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lead in soils. The best treatments are as follows: - 2 t/ha of triple super phosphate> 2

t/ha of Egyptian phosphate rock> 1 t/ha of Egyptian rock phosphate> 4 t/ha of bone

meal> 2 t/ha of bone meal. These treatments were recorded as being able to stabilize

the Pb as indicated in the percentage reduction of phytoavailable pools into a more

stable form of residual pool.

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Abstrak tesis yang dikemukakan kepada Senat Universiti Putra Malaysia sebagai

memenuhi keperluan untuk ijazah Master Sains

IMMOBILISASI LOGAM BERAT SECARA In-Situ DENGAN

MENGGUNAKAN SUMBER FOSFORUS BERBEZA BAGI PENGELUARAN

SECARA ORGANIK MISAI KUCING (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth)

Oleh

KHAIRUN NAIM BIN MULANA@MAULANA

Januari 2017

Pengerusi : Profesor Che Fauziah bt. Ishak, PhD

Fakulti : Pertanian

Pengeluaran herba secara lestari memerlukan penggunaan bahan bio-sisa sebagai

sumber nutrien terutamanya dalam sistem pertanian secara organik. Secara amnya,

penggunaan bahan sisa organik ini dalam pertanian organik sebagai baja atau peminda

tanah perlu dipantau kerana pengumpulan logam berat telah dilaporkan dalam

beberapa kajian terdahulu. Penyelidikan ini dijalankan bagi mengkaji kesan

penggunakan tahi ayam terhadap pengambilan logam berat oleh O. stamineus dan

pendekatan yang sesuai dalam mengawalnya menggunakan peminda berasaskan

fosfat. Ujian rumah kaca telah dijalankan bagi kajian 1 dan kajian 3, manakala kajian

pengeraman dijalankan bagi kajian 2. Keputusan dalam kajian pertama menunjukkan

bahawa kandungan logam berat plumbum melepasi had yang dibenarkan oleh

Pharmacoepia pada kadar 10 mg/kg bagi herba dan tumbuhan ubatan. Manakala,

kandungan logam berat zink telah melepasi had yang dibenarkan oleh Akta Makanan

Malaysia (1983) dan Peraturan-Peraturan Makanan (1985) pada kadar 40 mg/kg. Ini

berkemungkinan disebabkan oleh penggunaan tahi ayam dan bahan-bahan organik

semasa penanaman. Dalam kajian 2, 2 sumber apatite diuji: - 1) batuan fosfat dari

Mesir (ERP) dan 2) serbuk sisa tulang (BM) dalam kajian pengeraman. Keputusan

menunjukkan bahawa pecahan fraksi yang dominan berkait-rapat dengan fraksi sisa

baki, karbonat dan dalam bentuk bertukar ganti. Daripada kajian ini, kadar yang sesuai

untuk mengurangkan plumbum pada sistem tanah menggunakan 10 t/ha baja tahi ayam

iaitu 1 t/ha batuan fosfat dari Mesir dan 2 t/ha sisa tulang. Dalam kajian yang ketiga,

keberkesanan fosforus mengurangkan logam berat telah dinilai di dalam keadaan

terkawal rumah kaca. Keputusan menunjukkan logam berat terkumpul di bahagian tisu

O. stamineus adalah seperti berikut: tembaga (18.3-37.7 mg/kg), zink (60.9-92.0

mg/kg) dan plumbum (1.9-3.6 mg/kg). Daripada kajian pemeringkatan, peratusan

pecahan ditukar-ganti telah dikurangkan dengan penggunaan peminda fosforus dengan

yang tertinggi adalah pengurangan 20.2% yang dicatatkan pada aplikasi 2 t/ha triple

super fosfat. Ini diikuti dengan pengurangan dalam pecahan ditukar-ganti pada

rawatan lain: 2 t/ha sisa tulang terlerai (4.1%), 4 t/ha sisa tulang terlerai (5.1%), 1 t/ha

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batuan fosfat dari Mesir (8.1%) dan 2 t/ha batuan fosfat dari Mesir pada kadar 17.6%.

Penggunaan peminda fosforus diuji menunjukkan keberkesanan TSP dalam

mengurangkan plumbum dalam tanah. Rawatan terbaik adalah seperti berikut: - 2 t/ha

triple super fosfat> 2 t/ha batuan fosfat dari Mesir> 1 t/ha batuan fosfat dari Mesir> 4

t/ha sisa tulang terlerai> 2 t/ha sisa tulang terlerai. Rawatan ini dapat menstabilkan Pb

seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam pengurangan peratusan fraksi yang boleh diambil

tumbuhan ke dalam bentuk yang lebih stabil, fraksi sisa baki.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Almighty

Alhamdulillah, all praise to almighty Allah for the strength and His blessing in

completing this thesis. Special appreciation goes to my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Che

Fauziah Ishak, for her invaluable guidance, constructive comment and constant

support throughout the experimental work and conduct of thesis. My appreciation also

goes to Prof. Dr. Rosenani Abu Bakar for the support and guidance given.

I would like to express my gratitude to all the laboratory staff and technicians at the

Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia

(UPM).

Last but not least, I would like to thank Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), for the

financial support given which makes my study possible.

I wish to express my thanks to my parents, Maulana Abdul Shukor and Kamariah Daud

as well as my siblings for their support given throughout this study. Without their

encouragement and understanding it would have been impossible for me to finish this

study. Thank you so much.

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This thesis was submitted to the Senate of Universiti Putra Malaysia and has been

accepted as fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science. The

members of the Supervisory Committee were as follows:

Che Fauziah Ishak, PhD

Professor

Faculty of Agriculture

Universiti Putra Malaysia

(Chairman)

Rosenani Abu Bakar, PhD

Professor

Faculty of Agriculture

Universiti Putra Malaysia

(Member)

ROBIAH BINTI YUNUS, PhD

Professor and Dean

School of Graduate Studies

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Date:

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Declaration by graduate student

I hereby confirm that:

this thesis is my original work;

quotations, illustrations and citations have been duly referenced;

this thesis has not been submitted previously or concurrently for any other degree

at any other institutions;

intellectual property from the thesis and copyright of thesis are fully-owned by

Universiti Putra Malaysia, as according to the Universiti Putra Malaysia

(Research) Rules 2012;

written permission must be obtained from supervisor and the office of Deputy

Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) before thesis is published (in the form

of written, printed or in electronic form) including books, journals, modules,

proceedings, popular writings, seminar papers, manuscripts, posters, reports,

lecture notes, learning modules or any other materials as stated in the Universiti

Putra Malaysia (Research) Rules 2012;

there is no plagiarism or data falsification/fabrication in the thesis, and scholarly

integrity is upheld as according to the Universiti Putra Malaysia (Graduate

Studies) Rules 2003 (Revision 2012-2013) and the Universiti Putra Malaysia

(Research) Rules 2012. The thesis has undergone plagiarism detection software.

Signature: ________________________ Date: __________________

Name and Matric No.: Khairun Naim Bin Mulana@Maulana (GS39440)

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Declaration by Members of Supervisory Committee

This is to confirm that:

the research conducted and the writing of this thesis was under our supervision;

supervision responsibilities as stated in the Universiti Putra Malaysia (Graduate

Studies) Rules 2003 (Revision 2012-2013) are adhered to.

Signature:

Name of Chairman of

Supervisory Committee:

Che Fauziah Ishak, PhD

Signature:

Name of Member of

Supervisory Committee:

Rosenani Abu Bakar, PhD

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ABSTRACT i

ABSTRAK iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v

APPROVAL vi

DECLARATION viii

LIST OF TABLES xiii

LIST OF FIGURES xiv

LIST OF PLATES xv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xvi

CHAPTER

1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 LITERATURE REVIEW 3

2.1 Herbs and the demands 3

2.1.1 Orthosiphon stamineus or ‘misai kucing’ 3

2.1.2 Soil suitability, climatic and nutrient requirement 4

2.1.3 Trace metals phytoaccumulating potential of O.

stamineus

5

2.2 Organic production system vs. conventional production system 5

2.2.1 Presence of heavy metals in Organic Farming System 6

2.2.2 Chicken manure as organic fertilizer 7

2.3 Heavy metals 7

2.3.1 Effects of heavy metals on human health 8

2.3.2 Factors affecting availability of trace metals in well-

drained soil

8

2.3.3 Soil of Malaysia and background study of trace metals 9

2.3.3.1 Bungor series 10

2.3.4 Maximum Permissible Limits (MPLs) 10

2.3.4.1 Lead essential or not? 11

2.3.4.2 Sources of lead 11

2.3.4.3 Movement of lead to plants 11

2.4 In-situ immobilization techniques 12

2.4.1 Apatite application to reduce lead 12

2.4.2 Mechanism of lead immobilization and other heavy

metals by phosphates

13

2.4.3 The stability and adsorption capacity of Pb-phosphate

formation

13

2.4.4 Cadmium presence in the phosphates fertilizers 14

2.5 Summary of Literature Review 14

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3 MATERIALS AND METHODS 15

3.1 Characterization of soil, organic materials and P amendments 15

3.1.1 Physical properties 15

3.1.2 Chemical properties 15

3.2 Analysis 17

3.2.1 Plant analysis 17

3.2.2 Soil analysis 18

4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 21

4.1 Trace metals accumulation, growth performance, nutrient uptake

and soil properties in organically grown Orthosiphon stamineus

as influenced by chicken manure and rice husk biochar.

21

4.1.1 Experimental design 21

4.1.2 Sample preparation 22

4.1.3 Statistical analysis 22

4.1.4 Characterization 22

4.1.5 Growth performances of O. stamineus 24

4.1.6 Nutrients uptake by O. stamineus 25

4.1.7 Soil properties 26

4.1.8 Trace metal concentrations in O. stamineus 27

4.1.9 Conclusion 30

4.2 In-situ immobilization of lead using phosphate rock and bone

meal-incubation study

30

4.2.1 Experimental design 30

4.2.2 Sample preparation 31

4.2.3 Statistical analysis 32

4.2.4 Characterization 32

4.2.5 Sources of lead 33

4.2.6 Egyptian rock phosphate 35

4.2.7 Bone meal 37

4.2.8 Conclusion 40

4.3 In-situ immobilization of lead using phosphate rock, bone meal

and triple super phosphate-glasshouse trial

40

4.3.1 Experimental design 40

4.3.2 Sample preparation 41

4.3.3 Transfer factor 41

4.3.4 Statistical analysis 42

4.3.5 Characterization 42

4.3.6 Growth performances of O. stamineus 43

4.3.7 Dry weight of O. stamineus 43

4.3.8 Nutrients uptake by O. stamineus 44

4.3.9 Soil properties 45

4.3.10 Trace metals concentrations of O. stamineus 45

4.3.10.1 Lead 46

4.3.10.2 Zinc 47

4.3.10.3 Copper 48

4.3.11 The O. stamineus phytoremediator abilities 49

4.3.12 Heavy metals concentration in soil 50

4.3.13 Lead phase association 50

4.3.14 Transfer factors of heavy metals 53

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4.3.15 Correlation between Pb uptakes and soil fractions 54

4.3.16 Conclusion 54

5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

FUTURE RESEARCH

55

REFERENCES

57

APPENDICES 63

BIODATA OF STUDENT 79

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 80

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page 2.1 9

2.2 10

2.3 10

3.1 19

4.1 23

4.2 24

4.3 25

4.4 27

4.5 28

4.6 32

4.7 36

4.8 37

4.9 38

4.10 39

4.11 42

4.12 43

4.13 44

4.14 45

4.15 46

4.16 50

4.17 53

4.18 53

4.19

The 95% ‘Investigation Levels’ determined for Malaysia (n=241

soils).

Maximum Permissible Limits based on Food Acts (1983) and Food

Regulation (1985).

Permissible limits of medicinal plants (WHO, 2013).

Extractants used for the fractionation study.

Selected chemical properties of soil and organic media.

Effect of different rates of biochar and chicken manure on biomass

of O. stamineus produce.

Effect of application rates of biochar and chicken manure on

selected nutrients concentration and uptake of O. stamineus.

Effect of different application rates of rice husk biochar and

chicken manure on soil properties.

Effect of different application rates of bochar chicken manure on

heavy metals concentration in O. stamineus aerial parts.

Selected chemical properties of soil, chicken manure and

phosphorus materials.

The effect of chicken manure(0, 5, 10 and 20 t/ha), Egyptian rock

phosphate (0, 1, 2 and 4 t/ha) on soil pH, available phosphorus,

exchangeable Pb, carbonates Pb, Fe & Mn oxides Pb, organic

matter Pb and residual Pb.

Pearson correlation coefficients table between available P and soil

pH against fractions of soil and total Pb for Egyptian phosphate rock

application (n=48).

The effect of chicken manure(0, 5, 10 and 20 t/ha), bone meal (0,

1, 2 and 4 t/ha) on soil pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable Pb,

carbonates Pb, Fe & Mn oxides Pb, organic matter Pb and residual

Pb.

Pearson correlation coefficients table between available P, soil pH

and soil fractions, total Pb for bone meal application (n=48).

Chemical properties of triple super phosphate

Effect of different P-amendments application on biomass of O.

stamineus produce.

Effect of P-amendments application on selected plant nutrients

concentration of O. stamineus.

Effect of P-amendments on selected soil properties of O.

stamineus.

Effect of different P-amendments application on heavy metals

contents in O. stamineus aerial plant tissues.

Effect of different application P-amendments on total heavy metals

concentration in soil.

Effect of P-amendments on fraction of Pb in the soil system.

Effect of different application P-amendments on transfer factor of

lead.

Pearson correlation coefficients between Pb uptakes and soil

fractions (n=24).

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page 2.1 The projection of global market value of herbal industry. 5

4.1 Fractionation of control and soil applied with 5, 10 and 20

t/ha of chicken manure.

34

4.2 Lead concentration of plant tissue of O.stamineus when

applied with different P-amendments.

47

4.3 Zinc content of plant tissue of O.stamineus when applied

with different P-amendments.

48

4.4 Copper content of plant tissue of O.stamineus when applied

with application of P-amendments.

49

4.5 The lead as per percentage in 5 fractions; 1) exchangeable,

2) carbonates, 3) Fe & Mn oxides, 4) organic matter and 5)

residual with application of different P-amendments.

51

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LIST OF PLATES

Plate Page 2.1 The O.stamineus or Misai Kucing (Javanese Tea). 4

4.1 Growth performances observes in O.stamineus applied with

different rates of chicken manure (0, 2.5 and 5 t/ha) and

biochar 10 t/ha, combination of biochar 10 t/ha with 2.5 and

5 t/ha chicken manure.

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/NOTATIONS/GLOSSARY OF TERMS

AA AutoAnalyzer

AAS Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

ANOVA Analysis of Variance

BM Bone Meal

CRD Completely Randomized Design

CRBD Completely Randomized Block Design

EC Electrical Conductivity

ERP Egyptian Rock Phosphate

DOA Department of Agriculture

MPL Maximum Permissible Limits

rpm Rotation per minute

TSP Triple Super Phosphate

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 General background

Food safety and environmental concerns have gained attention among consumers

recently which results in increasing demands of organic farming produce over those

of conventional farming. Agronomic practices, such as application of soil amendment

and organic fertilizer (types and rates) for organic production of herbs on Malaysian

soils have not been well investigated. These practices should be reviewed due to

potential of heavy metals accumulation in the herbal produce. Therefore, safety

assurances of organic herbs products should be monitored along with the enhancement

of biomass yield. Chicken manure and organic fertilizers might contribute to higher

trace metals uptake in plant tissues particularly for lead. On the other hand, location of

farms close to the roadside can also result in higher Pb content of soil due to

automobiles emission using leaded gasoline. Through application of phosphorus-

amendments, such as phosphate rock and bone meal, Pb can be immobilized or fixed

in the soil system.

1.2 Justification & problem statement

Herbs production under organic farming system (OFS) claims to assure the safety of

organic produce compared to conventional farming system (CFS). However, OFS

heavy usage of organic amendments and organic fertilizers potentially contribute to

accumulation of heavy metals. Through fractionation studies the information on

reactivity and potential bioavailability of heavy metals could be obtained.

According to study 1, zinc (Zn) seemed to be the heavy metals that exceeded the

maximum permitted concentration (MPC) by Malaysian Food Act (1983) and Food

Regulations (1985) at 40 mg/kg. Similarly, lead (Pb) concentration surpassed the

Pharmacopeia threshold value (10 mg/kg) in the organically grown misai kucing (O.

stamineus). On the other hand, the copper (Cu) concentration can be a potential hazard

as the amount indicated is near the 30 mg/kg maximum permitted concentration (MPC)

by Malaysian Food Act (1983) and Food Regulations (1985). There are few reports

related to copper, zinc and lead accumulations in O. stamineus being published. Abdu

et al., (2011) concluded that O. stamineus can be a potential phytoremediator for Pb

and Zn, whilst Manan et al., (2015) indicated that O. stamineus acts as a moderate

accumulator for Zn, Cu and Pb. However, zinc and copper are essential for both plants

and human, which unlike lead, possess threat even at minimum amounts. Thus, in

order to reduce lead contents in the O. stamineus herbal produce, the application of P-

amendments such as phosphate rock or bone meal could be a potential option. The

formation of stable lead compounds and the process of immobilization through soil

fractionation study in phosphate-amended soil will be investigated in this study.

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For a sustainable herbal production, utilization of bio-waste materials as a nutrient

source in organic farming is economical and would ensure continuous productivity.

However, documented research on the effects of organic fertilizers towards safety and

quality of herbs produced are still lacking.

1.3 Objectives

The general objective of this study was to investigate the effect of chicken manure

application on heavy metals concentration in organically grown of O. stamineus and a

potential approach to immobilize it using phosphate-based amendments.

The specific objectives of the study were:

1) To assess heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Cd and Hg) uptake in organically grown

O. stamineus applied with different rates of chicken manure and biochar as soil

amendments.

2) To determine the optimum rate of phosphate rock and bone meal in order to

immobilize Pb in soil applied with high level of chicken manure based on

incubation study.

3) To assess the effectiveness of selected rates and types of P-amendments indicated

earlier to immobilize Pb in organically grown O. stamineus on soil applied with

high level of chicken manure. Secondary assessment on Cu and Zn concentrations

would be indicated accordingly.

1.4 Hypotheses

Organic farming system of herbs does not guarantee safety of the produce in terms of

heavy metals accumulation. The phytoavailablity of heavy metals in the soil system

can be confirmed through fractionation study. Lead contents in herbal produce can

efficiently be reduced through land application of P amendments such as phosphate

rock, bone meal and triple super phosphate to form a stable complex of lead phosphate

minerals.

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