A Mathematical Model for Transport and Growth of Microbes in Unsaturated Porous Soil

Table 1

Kinetic parameters.

Parameter	Value	Description
D		Diffusion coefficient
	2.0/3.0	Tortuosity
	0.34 cm/s	Speed of water flow
	0.66 cm/s	Speed of microbe flow
	0.94 microbes/s	Specific growth rate of microbes
	100 cm/s	Saturation constant
	6.5 g/mol ATP	Biomass produced per unit mass of substrate consumed
B		Death rate of bacteria
	1100	Maximum concentration of microorganisms in attached phase
	0.85	Attachment coefficient
	0.95	Freundlich isotherm slope parameter
	0.37	Detachment coefficient
	1	Density of solid matrix