Question: . ( 3 0 points ) A printed circuit board manufacturing plant is discharging the chemical 1 , 1 , 1 - trichloroethane ( TCA

.(30 points) A printed circuit board manufacturing plant is discharging the chemical1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA) into a river that subsequently flows into a lake, the source of drinking water for a small town. The levels of TCA in this lake currently fail to meet drinking water objectives of 10ppb. As an environmental specialist with the state department of environmental protection, you have been asked to help determine discharge requirements for the manufacturing plant. By assuming that the lake is a well-mixed system, that concentrations are at steady state, and that the only processes acting on this chemical in the lake are volatilization and biodegradation, how high can the influent concentration of TCA (Cin) be at the point where the river enters the lake? Some pertinent data are: TCA volatilization rate: 3*10^-4 microgram/cm^2 sec;TCA biodegradation rate: 6*10^-3 micromole/L.day; River inflow to lake: 200 gal/min;River outflow from lake:200 gal/min;Lake volume:1.5*10^6gal;Average lake depth:10ft

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