If a artisanal gold mine discharges 0.87 kg/day of mercury into a lake and the outlet stream discharge was measured at 1.6 m3/s with a steady state concentration of 5.2 ppb mercury. How do you calculate what is the percentage of the contaminant that is lost in the lake?

If a artisanal gold mine discharges 0.87 kg/day of mercury into a lake and the outlet stream discharge was measured at 1.6 m3/s with a steady state concentration of 5.2 ppb mercury. How do you calculate what is the percentage of the contaminant that is lost in the lake?

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