Lake Ontario has a volume of approximately V =1600 km3. It is heavily polluted by a certain pollutant with a concentration of co = 0.1%.As a part pollution control, the pollutant concentration of the inflow is reduced to cin = 0.02%. The inflow and outflow rates Qin = Qout = Q = 500 km3 per year. Suppose that pollutant from the inflow is well mixed with the lake water before leaving the lake. How long will it take for the pollutant concentration in the lake to reduce to 0.05%?

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Lake Ontario has a volume of approximately V =1600 km3. It is heavily polluted by a certain pollutant with a concentration of co = 0.1%.As a part pollution control, the pollutant concentration of the inflow is reduced to cin = 0.02%. The inflow and outflow rates Qin = Qout = Q = 500 km3 per year. Suppose that pollutant from the inflow is well mixed with the lake water before leaving the lake. How long will it take for the pollutant concentration in the lake to reduce to 0.05%?

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