Biodegradation of Atrazine by the Novel Klebsiella variicola Strain FH-1

Table 3

Kinetic degradation equations of Atrazine with various initials concentrations by strain FH-1.

Initial concentration	Degradation rate (mg l^–1 d^–1)	Kinetic equation	Correlation coefficient (R^2)	Degradation half-life (days)
100 mg L^–1	0.78	lnC = −0.018t + 4.62	0.984	38.7
80 mg L^–1	1.62	lnC = −0.058t + 4.46	0.929	13.2
50 mg L^–1	3.08	lnC = −0.241t + 4.23	0.948	4.2
20 mg L^–1	0.76	lnC = −0.093t + 3.0	0.808	7.5
10 mg L^–1	0.46	lnC = −0.141t + 2.6	0.950	6.1