Glossary

Key definitions and abbreviations

alpha0: ‘reference sticky coefficient’, for a reference pH [pH0]
alpha: ‘sticky coefficient’, pH corrected
pH0: reference pH for which alpha0 was determined
mu1: inactivation coefficient [day-1]
k_att: attachment coefficient [day-1]
lambda: removal coefficient [day-1], equals k_att + mu1
mbo: abbreviation for microbial organisms