What volume of groundwater containing 2 mg l−1 dissolved oxygen (DO) would be required to oxidize 23 liters of octane that leaked out of an underground storage tank (UST) and into an unconfined aquifer?

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What volume of groundwater containing 2 mg l−1 dissolved oxygen (DO) would be required to oxidize 23 liters of octane that leaked out of an underground storage tank (UST) and into an unconfined aquifer? 

 

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