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Table 2 kb values obtained by different authors. In this study, a kb = 0.15 h−1 was obtained, which is higher than most of the values reported in this table

From: Modeling of residual chlorine in a drinking water network in times of pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Authors kb
Rossman et al. [16] 0.55 d− 1 (0.0229 h− 1)
Fisher et al. [21] 0.27 d− 1 (0.011 h− 1)
Rossman and Boulos [43] 2.0 d− 1 (0.083 h− 1)
Hua et al. [44] 0.02–0.09 h− 1
Abokifa et al. [45] 0.55 d− 1 (0.022 h− 1)
Grayman et al. [22] 0.5 d− 1 (0.020 h− 1) for river water
5.0 d−1 (0.20 h− 1) for lake water
Diagiano and Zhang [46] 0.033 h− 1
Araya and Sanchez [47] 0.05 d− 1 (0.002 h− 1)
Mostafa et al. [48] 0.033 h− 1
Alcocer-Yamanaka et al. [49] 0.098 h− 1
Ammar et al. [50] 1.72–2.07 d− 1 (0.071–0.086 h− 1)
Vasconcelos et al. [15] 0.082–17.7 d− 1 (0.034–0.74 h− 1)
Courtis et al. [51] 0.033–0.226 h− 1