Question: In the winter, a stream flows at 1 5 m 3 / s and receives discharge from a pipe that contains road runoff. The pipe

In the winter, a stream flows at 15 m3/s and receives discharge from a pipe that contains road
runoff. The pipe has a flow of 4.0 m3/s. The stream's chloride concentration just upstream of
the pipe's discharge is 5 mg/L, and the runoff pipe's discharge has a chloride concentration of
75 mg/L. Chloride is a conservative substance. What is the downstream chloride
concentration in mg/L?

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