Can you please help me with this problem? Thank you An artisanal gold mine discharges 0.87 kg/day of mercury into a lake. The outlet stream discharge was measured at 1.6 m3/s with a steady state concentration of 5.2 ppb mercury. What is the percentage of the contaminant that is lost in the lake?

Can you please help me with this problem? Thank you An artisanal gold mine discharges 0.87 kg/day of mercury into a lake. The outlet stream discharge was measured at 1.6 m3/s with a steady state concentration of 5.2 ppb mercury. What is the percentage of the contaminant that is lost in the lake?

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