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Table 1 Mineralization results. km, rv, total percent mineralization, MSO, the minimum of the sum of the least squares values for microcosms at 5°C, 15°C, and 25°C

From: Temperature effect on tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) biodegradation kinetics in hyporheic zone soils

 

Temperature (°C)

 

5

15

25

 

7.84 ± 0.14 × 10-3

9.07 ± 0.09 × 10-3

15.3 ± 0.3 × 10-3

km (days-1)

   

km (years-1)

2.86 ± 0.05

3.31 ± 0.03

5.60 ± 0.14

rp (days-1)

4.89 × 10-3

5.36 × 10-3

5.88 × 10-3

Total mineralization

54.1%

64.4%

69.8%

MSO (mg/L)

1.70

1.66

1.73

Sum Δ2

0.16

1.50

0.50

  1. MSO: initial mass of TBA in the slurry after the lag phase, km: first order biodegradation kinetic rate constant, rp: average rate of partitioning of TBA from the slurry