Biodegradation Kinetics of Benzene and Naphthalene in the Vadose and Saturated Zones of a (Semi)-arid Saline Coastal Soil Environment

Table 4

Separate statistical regression analyses of the results of biodegradation kinetics as a function of depth and salinity as EC.

Compound	Percent losses at low salinity by sorption and biodegradation versus depth				Percent losses by sorption and biodegradation versus salinity as EC		values at low salinity versus depth		values versus salinity as EC
	21 days		35 days		21 days
		value		value		value		value		value
Benzene	1.00	0.04	0.93	0.16	0.57	0.24	0.89	0.22	0.52	0.28
Naphthalene	1.00	0.007	0.96	0.12	0.46	0.32	0.95	0.15	0.48	0.31