Question: A 2 0 8 L ( 5 5 gallon ) drum of TCE spills into a 1 0 , 0 0 0 L reservoir. If

A 208 L (55 gallon) drum of TCE spills into a 10,000 L reservoir. If volatilization is negligible and the TCE dissolves to the level of its experimentally determined water solubility:
Estimate the proportion of TCE in both the NAPL and the dissolved phases.
Where will the NAPL phase be found at the top or bottom of the reservoir?

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