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1800 Soil 14
CT Uptake by Soil/Sediment, Q (mg/kg) 1200 Soil 12
Sediment 21
Sediment 8
Soil 20
Sediment 10
600
0
0 200 400 600 800
Equilibrium Concentration, C (mg/L)
e
Figure 7.8 Sorption of carbon tetrachloride (CT) on representative soils and bed sed-
iments listed in Table 7.3. [Data from Kile et al. (1995). Reproduced with permission.]
DCB uptake by soil/sediment, Q (mg/kg) 1500 Sediment 21
Soil 14
2000
Sediment 8
Soil 12
Soil 20
Sediment 10
1000
500
0
0 40 80 120
Equilibrium concentration, C (mg/L)
e
Figure 7.9 Sorption of 1,2-dichlorobenzene (DCB) on representative soils and
bed sediments listed in Table 7.3. [Data from Kile et al. (1995). Reproduced with
permission.]
