Table 3 Kinetic parameters for 1 mM tellurite and 1 mM selenite removal in T. cutaneum cultures

Zero-order equation

Ct = − 0.0151 t + 1.065

Ct = − 0.0101 t + 1.0358

Ct = − 0.0273 t + 1.125

Ct = − 0.0185 t + 1.243

K₀ (per h)

0.0151

0.0101

0.0273

0.0185

T_1/2 (h)

35.264

51.277

20.604

30.891

R²

0.9223

0.9282

0.8978

0.919

First-order equation

LnCt = − 0.0211 t + 0.1011

LnCt = − 0.0126 t + 0.0506

LnCt = − 0.0811 t + 0.5236

LnCt = − 0.0238 t + 0.2779

K₁ (per h)

0.0211

0.0126

0.0811

0.0238

T_1/2 (h)

32.850

55.011

8.546

29.123

R²

0.9289

0.9395

0.9215

0.9153

Second-order equation

1/Ct = 0.031 t + 0.8351

1/Ct = 0.0101 t − 0.0358

1/Ct = 0.5019 t − 3.4761

1/Ct = 0.0326 t + 0.6543

K₂ (per h)

0.031

0.0101

0.5019

0.0326

T_1/2 (h)

0.025

0.00036

1.744

0.0213

R²

0.9297

0.9282

0.7998

0.8958