Question: 3 . Consider a sorption experiment in which 1 0 0 mg of a sorbent is added to 2 5 0 mL water containing 1

3. Consider a sorption experiment in which 100 mg of a sorbent is added to 250 mL water containing 10 mg/L dissolved organic carbon. Naphthalene (Log Kow 3.42) is added to the water. The experiment is conducted in two phases:
a. A control in which the naphthalene is added to a concentration of 10 mg/L without sorbent to estimate losses to the walls of the vial. Assume the losses are proportional to the final measured concentration (Cf) which is 3 mg/L and estimate a linear partition coefficient (KlossCf) to account for the mass not associated with the doc or dissolved in the water
b. A sorption experiment in which the final measured concentration was 0.01 mg/L . Estimate the mass of naphthalene adsorbed to the sorbent and the effective partition coefficient between the sorbent and water.

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