An aquifer has three different formations. Formation A has a thickness of 30 ft and a hydraulic conductivity of 7.0 ft/day. Formation B has a thickness of 15 ft and a conductivity of 78 ft/day. Formation C has a thickness of 22 ft and a conductivity of 17 ft/day. Assume that each individual formation is isotropic with a longitudinal

An aquifer has three different formations. Formation A has a thickness of 30 ft and a hydraulic conductivity of 7.0 ft/day. Formation B has a thickness of 15 ft and a conductivity of 78 ft/day. Formation C has a thickness of 22 ft and a conductivity of 17 ft/day. Assume that each individual formation is isotropic with a longitudinal

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An aquifer has three different formations. Formation
A has a thickness of 30 ft and a hydraulic
conductivity of 7.0 ft/day. Formation B has a
thickness of 15 ft and a conductivity of 78 ft/day.
Formation C has a thickness of 22 ft and a
conductivity of 17 ft/day. Assume that each
individual formation is isotropic with a longitudinal
mixing coefficient, DL= 0.1 cm2/day and
homogeneous and hydraulic gradient is 1ft/1000 ft.
a. If a conservative contaminant is spilled how far
would you expect it to travel in each formation
before its concentration is exactly ½ of its
concentration?

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