Research Article

Arsenate Retention by Epipsammic Biofilms Developed on Streambed Sediments: Influence of Phosphate

Table 2

Values of error functions for each model and for each analysed system.

SedimentNative biofilm
As(V)As(V) + PAs(V)As(V) + P

Freundlich
0.9990.9900.9530.998
 EABS 1.36
 HYBRYD8.31
 ARE5.94
 MPSD
Langmuir
0.9960.9770.9270.998
 EABS 1.34
 HYBRYD6.01
 ARE4.29
 MPSD
Dubinin-Rabushkevich
0.9250.8540.9120.930
 EABS 3.154.878.65
 HYBRYD
 ARE
 MPSD
Temkin
0.7600.8390.8100.895
 EABS5.48 1.191.51
 HYBRYD
 ARE 9.79
 MPSD
Redlich-Peterson
0.9990.9900.9530.998
 EABS 1.40
 HYBRYD3.46 6.36
 ARE2.478.35 4.24
 MPSD
Toth
0.9990.9870.9480.998
 EABS 1.27
 HYBRYD1.57
 ARE1.12
 MPSD
Sips
0.9990.9990.9840.978
 EABS 0.99
 HYBRYD1.62
 ARE1.23
 MPSD