Compound

Temperature

(° C)

pH

Half-lives (Observed)

Autoclaved

(day)

Non-autoclaved

(day)

a -endosulfan

25

5

14.7478

103.4548

b -Endosulfan

25

5

91.2036

13.2533

a -endosulfan

30

5

17.1571

18.8355

b -Endosulfan

30

5

277.2589

22.5048

a -endosulfan

40

5

99.0210

55.8990

b -Endosulfan

40

5

67.2958

23.9016

a -endosulfan

25

8

3.3054

2.5961

b -Endosulfan

25

8

3.0944

2.4969

a -endosulfan

30

8

1.4900

2.1928

b -Endosulfan

30

8

1.4204

1.4735

a -endosulfan

40

8

1.2686

1.1053

b -Endosulfan

40

8

0.9124

0.8448

 

Table 4: Summary of Half-Lives for Each Temperature, pH, and Condition Tested