Table 1 Plackett–Burman design (PBD) of factors (in coded levels) with biodegradation of chlorpyrifos (%) as response.

From: Biodegradation of chlorpyrifos using isolates  from contaminated agricultural soil, its kinetic studies

Run order

Concentration

Temperature

pH

Carbon

Inoculum

Response

Predicted

1

− 1

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1

82.3

81.3

2

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

50.3

53.7

3

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

72.4

62.5

4

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

31.8

31.2

5

− 1

− 1

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

79.3

76.5

6

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

− 1

30.3

29.3

7

− 1

− 1

− 1

− 1

− 1

14.2

7.2

8

+ 1

− 1

− 1

− 1

+ 1

7.2

20.8

9

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

50.7

50.7

10

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

− 1

− 1

6.3

2.3

11

− 1

+ 1

− 1

− 1

− 1

6.7

12.7

12

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

18.4

28.7