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Table 5 Summary of the kinetic model parameters for THC and TOC reduction

From: Kinetic modelling of in situ treatment of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil using bone char and NPK fertilizers

Treatment condition	Model parameters
	THC			TOC
	R²	k (d⁻¹)	Half life (d)	R²	k (d⁻¹)	Half life (d)
Control	0.959	0.002	347	0.918	0.003	231
0.5 kg bone char	0.938	0.016	43	0.912	0.017	41
2 kg bone char	0.951	0.018	38	0.898	0.017	41
3.5 kg bone char	0.891	0.018	38	0.874	0.019	36
0.5 kg NPK	0.909	0.019	36	0.882	0.019	36
2 kg NPK	0.94	0.027	26	0.848	0.02	35
3.5 kg NPK	0.882	0.03	23	0.853	0.023	30

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