Consider a 20 * 105 m3 lake fed by a polluted stream having a flow rate of 4.2 m3/s and pollutant concentration equal to 25 mg/L and fed by a sewage outfall that discharges 0.5 m3/s of wastewater having a pollutant concentration of 275 mg/L. The stream and sewage wastes have a second order decay rate of 0.32 L/(mg-day). Assuming the pollutant is completely mixed in the lake and assuming no evaporation or other water losses or gains, find the steady-state pollutant concentration in the lake. Derive the equation from the mass balance on C in the lake for full credit. Note that the quadratic equation will be useful for solving this problem.

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Explanation:

The detailed steps and calculations is as shown in the attachment.

where s = flow rate of incoming stream

Cs = concentration of pollutant in stream

Qf = flow rate from factory

Cp = concentration of pollutant from factory

Qo = flow rate out of lake

Co = concentration of pollutant in the lake

V = volume of lake

k = reaction rate coefficient

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