A waste stream is discharging into a river at a rate of 5 m3/s. Upstream of where the waste stream enters the river, the river has a streamflow of 100 m3/s with a nitrate concentration of 1 mg/L. Downstream of where the waste stream enters, the nitrate concentration has been measured to be 3 mg/L. What is the nitrate concentration in the waste stream? Assume no change in storage in the system.

A waste stream is discharging into a river at a rate of 5 m3/s. Upstream of where the waste stream enters the river, the river has a streamflow of 100 m3/s with a nitrate concentration of 1 mg/L. Downstream of where the waste stream enters, the nitrate concentration has been measured to be 3 mg/L. What is the nitrate concentration in the waste stream? Assume no change in storage in the system.

Solid Waste Engineering

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Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter6: Biological Processes

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Problem 6.2P

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