Question: A stormwater bioinfiltration system ( 1 m deep, 2 m wide and 2 m length ) contains filter layer as a mixture of sand and

A stormwater bioinfiltration system (1 m deep, 2 m wide and 2 m length) contains filter layer as a mixture of sand and soil with the following properties: porosity 0.39, bulk density 2.1 g/cm3, and foc 0.1%. The hydraulic conductivity of the media layer is 1.5 cm/min. During a rainfall, the filter media becomes quickly saturated and develop a head equal to its depth; that is hydraulic gradient is 1.
a) Estimate the velocity of water (Darcys) exiting the bioinfiltration system at the bottom.
b) If it receives a contaminant with Koc of 2.2 cm3/g, what would be the velocity of the contaminant plume?
c) Calculate the time (min) required for the contaminant to migrate from the surface to bottom of the bioinfiltration system.
d) To slow down the contaminant migration, you have added a compost layer (0.1 m deep) that has foc =25%. Assuming the porosity and bulk density of compost layer as 0.4 and 1.3 g/cm3, what would be net travel time (min) of contaminant in the modified bioinfiltration system? (assume that hydraulic conductivity of compost is same as that of sand).
e) To effectively remove the organic contaminants, the average travel time of contaminant in biofilter must be 4 h. What should be foc to ensure contaminant travel time is 4 h?

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