Question: Problem 1 6 : Water Supply Contamination: Consider the situation described in Problem 1 4 . Suppose that the released contaminant was not conservative, as

Problem 16: Water Supply Contamination: Consider the situation described in Problem 14. Suppose that the released contaminant was not conservative, as assumed in the original problem, but follows a first order rate law. If s-1. Assume KL =56 m2/s.(a) In the original problem, a maximum concentration of 0.20 mg/L was observed at the water treatment plant intake. What is the new maximum concentration now observed at the intake assuming first order decay as described above? (b) Similar to part (c) of the original problem, determine how many hours the plant must be shut down due to contamination. (c) Similar to part (d) of the original problem, determine the length of the contaminated section of the river (C>0.03 mg/l) at the time the maximum concentration passes the intake.

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