A wastewater sample has 7.5 x 105 CFU per liter. The allowable fecal coli form concentration is 3500 CFU/L. What should be the length of carrying this wastewater if the flow velocity of the wastewater is 0.75 m/s and the reaction rate constant of decomposition of fecal coliform is 0.24 min-1.

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A wastewater sample has 7.5 x 105 CFU per liter. The allowable fecal coli form concentration is 3500 CFU/L. What should be the length of carrying this wastewater if the flow velocity of the wastewater is 0.75 m/s and the reaction rate constant of decomposition of fecal coliform is 0.24 min-1.

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