Question: Problem 1 1 . ( 1 6 . 7 Chin - edited ) The risk, ( R ) , of illness from viruses

Problem 11.(16.7 Chin-edited) The risk, \( R \), of illness from viruses in pumped water is related to the viral concentration, \( c \), where \( c \) is in \#/L, by the relation
\[
R=1-(1+4.76 c)^{-94.9}
\]
(a) If an illness rate of 1 in 10,000 people is acceptable (\(\boldsymbol{R}=\boldsymbol{0.0001}\)), determine the allowable viral concentration in the pumped water.
(b) A municipal water supply well is to be installed 100 m from a school that uses a septic tank for on-site wastewater disposal. The well is to have a rated capacity of \(400\mathrm{~L}/\mathrm{s}\), the saturated thickness of the aquifer is 20 m , and the porosity of the aquifer is 0.17. If the allowable risk of viral infection from the pumped water is 0.0001 and the decay constant for viruses in ground water is \(0.3\mathrm{~d}-1\), estimate the maximum allowable virus concentration in the groundwater below the school.
Problem 1 1 . ( 1 6 . 7 Chin - edited ) The risk,

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