Question: 1 1 - 3 . A 5 0 - f t deep sanitary landfill in alluvial gravel has been completed for several years. The normal

11-3. A 50-ft deep sanitary landfill in alluvial gravel has been completed for several years. The normal groundwater level is 150ft below the surface, or 100ft below the bottom of the fill. A special sampling well at the edge of the landfill shows that the atmosphere in the interstices of the soil 20ft above the water table contains 48 percent CO2,28 percent CH4,20 percent N2,2 percent O2,1 percent H2S, and 1 percent other gases, analyzed and calculated on a dry basis at 0C and 760mm pressure. On the basis of a long period of contact (i.e., equilibrium) at 10C, compute the concentration in mgL of each of these five gases to be expected in the upper layers of the groundwater under a total pressure of 1atm at 10C. Assume saturation with respect to vapor pressure. (Problem courtesy of Dr. Paul H. King.)
 11-3. A 50-ft deep sanitary landfill in alluvial gravel has been

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