VR	Volume of the reactor [mL]
Ci,e	Concentration of compound found in inlet or initial water samples [mg L−1]
Ci,ext	Concentration of compound found in the filtrated sample at the end of batch experiment or in the outlet [mg L−1]
Ci,lys	Concentration of compound found in the lysate sample at the end of batch experiment or in the outlet [mg L−1]
Cx	Biomass concentration [g L−1]
HRT	Hydraulic Residence Time [d]
PA	Areal biomass productivity [g m−2 d−1]
Px	Volumetric biomass productivity [g L−1 d−1]
Q	volumetric flow rate [mL−1 d−1]
rAi	Areal removal rate [mg L−1 m2 d−1]
ri	Removal rate [mg L−1 d−1]
W	Depth of reactor [m2]
%Ci,bio	Fraction of compound internalized by the biomass but released after cell disruption [a.u.]
%Di	Fraction of compound not detectable in the sample [a.u]
%Ri	Fraction of compound removed from the medium, but not found in the supernatant [a.u.]