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. 2004 Aug;70(8):4621–4628. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.8.4621-4628.2004

TABLE 2.

Biodegradation of aniline in the modified CO2 evolution test and the online CO2 evolution testa

CO2 evolution test Mean degree of biodegradation (%)b Mean μmax (day−1)b Lag period (days)b
Modified 86 (12.0) 2.4 (15.0) 3.8 (16.0)
Online 75 (14.1) 2.6 (18.0) 3.4 (18.0)
a

The test period was 28 days. The numbers of tests performed were 51 for the modified CO2 evolution test and 13 for the online CO2 evolution test.

b

Coefficients of variation (percent) are indicated in parentheses.