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A lagoon with volume of 1200 m3 has been receiving a steady flow of a conservative (inert) waste at a rate of 100 m3 /day for a long enough time to assume that steady-state conditions apply. The waste entering the lagoon has a concentration of 10 mg/L.
a) What would be the concentration of pollutant in the effluent leaving the lagoon?
b) If the input waste concentration suddenly increased to 100 mg/L, what would the concentration in the effluent be 7 days later?