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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Environ Sci Health B. 2015;50(8):544–551. doi: 10.1080/03601234.2015.1028830

Table 2.

Partition coefficient (Kd) for sorption isotherms of herbicides on soil and biochars.

Adsorbent monuron diuron linuron
Yolo soil Kd5
Kd50
0.0075±0.0029
0.0025±0.00074
0.016±0.0024
0.011±0.0037
0.069±0.0056
0.02±0.0031
EB Kd5
Kd50
0.2±0.043
0.052±0.0037
0.27±0.094
0.092±0.012
0.24±.044
0.078±.016
HW Kd5
Kd50
0.041±0.0083
0.026±0.0010
0.16±0.034
0.034±0.0013
0.21±0.0051
0.043±0.0056
TL Kd5
Kd50
0.68±0.093
0.15±0.042
0.61±0.0068
0.23±0.054
-*
0.28±0.058
WF Kd5
Kd50
-
0.15±0.045
-
0.11±0.0071
-
0.18±0.070
WS Kd5
Kd50
-
2.5±0.85
-
-
-
-
*

The equilibrium concentration was below detection limit due to the high sorption capacity of biochar.