TABLE I

Raw Data for DT Value Determination Using the Survival Curve Method

Exposure Time (t)Population Recovered N(t)
T=121.1 °CT=115 °C
0 min2.5 × 1062.5 × 106
2 min3.4 × 1051.5 × 106
4 min3.1 × 1045.8 × 105
6 min1.7 × 1032.1 × 105
8 min1.9 × 1021.5 × 105