12.5 Groundwater is contaminated with 300 µg/L (300 ppb) of toluene. Assume that the aquifer solids contain 1.5% organic carbon and that sorption is ade- quately described by a linear model. Estimate the mass of toluene sorbed to the solid material.

12.5 Groundwater is contaminated with 300 µg/L (300 ppb) of toluene. Assume that the aquifer solids contain 1.5% organic carbon and that sorption is ade- quately described by a linear model. Estimate the mass of toluene sorbed to the solid material.

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12.5 Groundwater is contaminated with 300 µg/L (300 ppb) of toluene. Assume
that the aquifer solids contain 1.5% organic carbon and that sorption is ade-
quately described by a linear model. Estimate the mass of toluene sorbed to
the solid material.

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