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In what ways might Vedantic Hinduism's vision of Brahman and Non-duality help some of the world's problems today .
How long will it take for the chemical to show up in the community drinking water? Assume no biodegradation of DCA.
What is the apparent air-water partition constant at pH 7? The enthalpy of solution is -31 kJ/mol. Calculate the air-water partition constant at 4oC.
What is the fraction of each of the following compounds partitioned from the atmosphere to a sugar maple leaf?
The mean concentration of formaldehyde in air is 0.4 ppb, whereas that in seawater is 40 nM. What is the direction and magnitude of flux?
Estimate the dry (vapor) deposition rate of fluoranthene. A deposition velocity of 0.1 m/s can be assumed.
What is the expected air emission of Aroclor 1242. Properties for Aroclor 1242 and 1254 should be obtained from the literature.
Estimate the mean aqueous concentration of benzene allowed in the impoundment. The area of the impoundment is 104 m2.
Estimate the direction and magnitude of the annual flux of DBP. The reported vapor pressure and aqueous solubility of DBP at 25oC are 1.4 × 10-5 mm Hg and 3.25.
If the aqueous solution in (a) also contains 0.05 mol fraction of ethanol, what is the value of the sediment-water partition constant?
Obtain from the above data the retardation factors for the sorbing compounds. Obtain the field-determined partition constants. The soil organic carbon is 0.02.
Use pyrene and benzene as examples. For a fish that weighs 1.5 lb, how much pyrene can be accumulated within its tissue?
Calculate the PCB loading in a 1 lb catfish dwelling in the lake. Assume equilibrium between the various phases in the system.
Estimate the deposition rate of HgCl2 to the lake. An average annual rainfall of 0.1 cm/h can be assumed. Kaw for HgCl2 is 2.9 × 10-8.
What is the mass of Greta? Express your answer in two different ways.
If the water content of cloud is 1 g/m3, estimate the pH of cloud water. Assume that all the sulfate exists as sulfuric acid.
If the ocean surface area is 3.6 × 1014 m2, and the total annual flux of freon is 3 × 1011 g, what fraction is contributed by the Atlantic Ocean?
The average fog diameter is 1µm. If the fog deposition rate is 0.2 mm/h, and the fog lasts for 4 h, what is the surface flux of chlorpyrifos?
Determine the fraction of a polyaromatic hydrocarbon (phenanthrene) adsorbed on the aerosol. Determine the flux of phenanthrene in µg/m2/day
Define the key aspects of "Western Civilization" and discuss the different ways historians might understand the term.
100 mL of an aqueous solution containing 0.0004 mM n-nonane is placed. What fraction of n-nonane is present at the air-water interface in this system?
If the final pH of the aqueous solution is 8, what is the mass of ammonia in the gas phase at equilibrium?
If the atmospheric ozone concentration in a polluted air is 100 ppbv, what is the concentration in equilibrium with a body of water in that region at 298 K?
Compute the standard enthalpy change for this reaction assuming that it is constant in the temperature range. What is the entropy change at 600 K?
Wetlands can be useful in phytoremediation of contaminants through uptake of pollutants by plants. Evaluate the fraction of pollutants in the plants.