Research Article

Effect of Cosolutes on the Sorption of Phenanthrene onto Mineral Surface of River Sediments and Kaolinite

Table 2

Isotherm parameters of phenanthrene sorption on the sorbents.

SorbentsFreundlich modelLinear model

Natural sediment1.50 ± 0.02b1.250 ± 0.050.9760.930
Organic-free sediment1.45 ± 0.020.883 ± 0.020.9860.994
Kaolinite1.50 ± 0.081.017 ± 0.010.9860.976

Unit: ((mg/kg)/(mg/L) ); bStandard error.