TABLE 2.

Data from batch experiments (no soil) examining the air-water-solid effect on the fate of MS2^a

Tube type	MS2 solution vol (ml)	Mean C/C0 ± SDb	Decay rate (α) (h−1)c
PP, 15 ml	4	(3.09 ± 0.52) × 10−4	1.170
	5	(5.81 ± 0.27) × 10−4	1.078
	7	(1.25 ± 0.27) × 10−3	0.968
	9	(2.44 ± 0.23) × 10−3	0.871
	10	(2.54 ± 0.38) × 10−3	0.866
	11	(3.50 ± 0.23) × 10−3	0.818
	13	(5.98 ± 1.06) × 10−3	0.741
	15	(1.59 ± 0.29) × 10−2	0.599
	15.7	(6.81 ± 3.01) × 10−1	0.056
PP, 50 ml	10	(7.79 ± 0.86) × 10−4	1.037
	25	(1.76 ± 0.77) × 10−2	0.584
	50	(1.93 ± 0.63) × 10−1	0.238
PP, 250 ml	10	(6.67 ± 1.29) × 10−4	1.058
	50	(8.86 ± 1.16) × 10−2	0.351
	100	(2.93 ± 0.77) × 10−1	0.178
	250	(8.96 ± 1.04) × 10−1	0.016
Glass	5	(1.04 ± 0.16) × 100	0.000
	10	(8.12 ± 0.63) × 10−1	0.030
	15	(9.60 ± 0.87) × 10−1	0.006

^aAll batch experiments were conducted for 3 h at 7 ± 1°C. 

^bC₀ = 1.57 × 10⁵ PFU ml⁻¹. 

^cAssuming first-order decay.