Biodegradation Kinetics of Benzene and Naphthalene in the Vadose and Saturated Zones of a (Semi)-arid Saline Coastal Soil Environment

Figure 2

Sorption and biodegradation kinetics of benzene (Benz.) and naphthalene (Naph.) with soils A1 (a and b), A2 (c and d), and A3 (e and f) at low salinity. In Figures 2–4, the symbols are mean concentrations while the error bars are intervals between maxima and minima and they are within the width of the symbols when not visible. Aqueous concentrations at sampling time () are normalized by their respective initial concentrations ().

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