Question: ( Problem 4 . 7 in Surface Water - Quality Modeling ) A well - mixed lake with the following characteristics has a steady -

(Problem 4.7 in Surface Water-Quality Modeling) A well-mixed lake with the following
characteristics has a steady-state concentration of 5gL of total phosphorus.
Inflow = Outflow =5105m3yr
Volume =4107m3
Surface area =5106m2
At the beginning of 1994 it received an additional phosphorus loading of 500kgyr from a
fertilizer processing plant. Then in 1997, a small subdivision was located on the lake.
Population of this subdivision can be described using the following exponential model:
p=200eGpt
where Gp= first-order population growth rate =0.2yr. If total phosphorus settles at a rate of 8
myr and assuming each person generates 0.5kgyr of total phosphorus, determine the resultant
phosphorus concentration in the lake from 1994 to 2010.
( Problem 4 . 7 in Surface Water - Quality

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