Question: 2 . As a result a car accident, 4 m 3 of liquid waste containing 9 . 2 kg of toxic chemical rapidly infiltrated into

2. As a result a car accident, 4 m3 of liquid waste containing 9.2 kg of toxic chemical rapidly infiltrated into a shallow, uniform, sandy aquifer. The approximate spill area is 2.2 m2. The spill is located at (-1,2) m. The average groundwater velocity in the aquifer is 0.7 m/day along the positive x-axis. The hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient for x-direction is 3 m2/day and y-direction is 0.2 m2/day. A drinking well of a small town is located at (74,1) m. Calculate the concentration (g/m3) of the chemical at the well after (i)90 days, and (ii)120 days of the spill. Assume the chemical is conservative and there is no retardation.
3. Laboratory tests indicated that the well water in Q2 is unsafe for drinking if the chemical concentration is higher than 1500 mg/m3. The town mayor is considering the possibilities of well closure due to the groundwater contamination. Given the flow situation in Question 2, advice the town mayor on the period and duration of the closure. Plot the concentration (y-axis) with respect to time (x-axis).
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