Many remote villages depend solely on wells to supply their drinking water. A ground water analyst found that the concentration of lead (Pb) in the well near a village was 60 ppb. If 0.375 mg of lead were found in a sample, what would be the volume of the sample of well water in litres (L)?

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Many remote villages depend solely on wells to supply their drinking water.
A ground water analyst found that the concentration of lead (Pb) in the well near a village was 60 ppb. If 0.375 mg of lead were found a sample, what would be the volume of the sample of well water in litres
(L)?
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