Table 4.
Statistical parameters and the corresponding standard error in brackets of biphasic model obtained regarding the inactivation and DNA damage of B. subtilis endospores inoculated on glass beads.
| Pure argon |
Argon + 0.135% vol. oxygen |
Argon + 0.135% vol. oxygen + 0.2% vol. nitrogen |
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| Adj. R2 | φ [-] | k1 [min-1] | k2 min-1] | PI [min] | Adj. R2 | φ [-] | k1 [min-1] | k2 [min-1] | PI [min] | Adj. R2 | φ [-] | k1 [min-1] | k2 [min-1] | PI [min] | |
| Inactivation kinetic | 0.99 | 1.00 (0.00) | 4.81 (0.59) | 0.48 (0.06) | 1.3 | 0.97 | 1.00 (0.00) | 5.20 (0.95) | 0.36 (0.09) | 1.2 | 0.98 | 1.00 (0.00) | 4.59 (0.69) | 0.02 (0.11) | 1.9 |
| DNA damage ratio kinetic | 0.97 | 0.64 (0.05) | 2.55 (0.73) | 0.07 (0.02) | 0.2 | 0.65 | 0.43 (0.19 | 2.43 (3.08) | 0.05 (0.04) | – | 0.96 | 0.79 (0.05) | 1.29 (0.32) | 0.00 (0.03) | 1.0 |