Given the following data for two of the Great Lakes   Volume (km3) Q (m3/sec) Lake Superior 12,086 2,181 Lake Erie 480 4,975 If both lakes are contaminated with a pollutant that is 3x above acceptable levels, how long would it take each lake to return to acceptable levels (assuming no additional contaminant input)?  *Inflow and Outflow are considered the same.

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Given the following data for two of the Great Lakes

 

Volume (km3)

Q (m3/sec)

Lake Superior

12,086

2,181

Lake Erie

480

4,975

If both lakes are contaminated with a pollutant that is 3x above acceptable levels, how long would it take each lake to return to acceptable levels (assuming no additional contaminant input)? 

*Inflow and Outflow are considered the same.

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