Table 2 Statistical parameters of endosulfan and pendimethalin (mM L⁻¹) bacterial dissipation in a mineral salt medium

Endosulfan

A ₀

Alpha

0.62 ± 0.01^A

0.38 ± 0.001^B

0.13 ± 0.001^C

0.0116

Beta

0.27 ± 0.000^A

0.17 ± 0.0015^B

0.07 ± 0.001^C

0.0025

B ₀

Alpha

0.43 ± 0.002^A

0.31 ± 0.001^B

0.07 ± 0.001^C

0.0026

Beta

0.20 ± 0.0001^A

0.13 ± 0.0015^B

0.04 ± 0.000^C

0.0031

α (days⁻¹)

Alpha

0.09 ± 0.0001^C

0.27 ± 0.0015^B

0.82 ± 0.000^A

0.0018

Beta

0.08 ± 00.001^C

0.32 ± 0.001^B

0.79 ± 0.002^A

0.0027

β (days⁻¹)

Alpha

0.03 ± 0.0005^C

0.13 ± 0.002^B

0.38 ± 0.001^A

0.0024

Beta

0.03 ± 0.0031^C

0.14 ± 0.0028^B

0.34 ± 0.0015^A

0.0052

t _{1/2α (days)}

Alpha

7.32 ± 0.036^A

2.54 ± 0.0029^B

0.85 ± 0.0047^C

0.0421

Beta

8.62 ± 0.064^A

2.18 ± 0.004^B

0.87 ± 0.008^C

0.0749

t _{1/2β (days)}

Alpha

21.32 ± 0.007^A

5.43 ± 0.0208^B

1.82 ± 0.011^C

0.0284

Beta

37.65 + 0.0379^A

5.04 ± 0.0721^B

2.02 ± 0.0525^C

0.1118

Regression coefficient

Alpha

0.953

0.706

0.791

Beta

0.978

0.801

0.76

Pendimethalin

A ₀

0.74 + 0.005^B

0.59 + 0.004^C

0.82 + 0.002^A

0.085

B ₀

0.30 + 0.003^C

0.44 + 0.023^A

0.35 + 0.004^B

0.0273

α (days⁻¹)

0.33 + 0.004^B

0.43 + 0.003^A

0.27 + 0.002^C

0.0067

β (days⁻¹)

0.13 + 0.035^A

0.20 + 0.002^C

0.12 + 0.003^B

0.0062

t _{1/2α (days)}

2.12 + 0.080^B

1.60 + 0.004^C

2.54 + 0.049^A

0.1093

t_{1/2β (days)}

5.26 + 0.042^C

3.55 + 0.041^A

5.79 + 0.088^B

0.0721

Regression coefficient

0.859

0.803

0.846