Skip to main content
. 2011 Oct 12;73(4):553–563. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.04116.x

Table 2.

Comparison of the different absorption models tested

Step Model tested Objective function Residual variability Proportional (%) Additive (ug l−1)
1 First order absorption 4943 10 46
First order absorbtion with lag time 4826 9 65
2 Zero order absorption 5135 23 17
Zero order absorption with lag time 5114 23 22
3 Weibull distribution 4985 21 12
4 Erlang distribution (with two sequential compartments) 4874 5 97
Erlang distribution (with three sequential compartments) 4999 4 123
Erlang distribution (with four sequerntial compartments) 5089 3 144
Erlang distribution (with five sequential compartments) 5114 20 58
Erlang distribution (with six sequential compartments) 5124 2 113