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The Gold King Mine spill released 9.3 acre feet of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and an estimated 400 kg of Copper. 1 acre-foot = 1233 m3 Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) allowable concentration for dissolved copper Cu+2 = 50 µg/L Using these simple assumptions, did the dissolved copper concentration exceed the CDPHE standard for dissolved Copper?

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    The Gold King Mine spill released 9.3 acre feet of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and an estimated 400 kg of Copper. 1 acre-foot = 1233 m3 Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) allowable concentration for dissolved copper Cu+2 = 50 µg/L(a) Assume that all copper was initially in its ionic form (Cu2+, which is not a realistic assumption, as much would be sorbed to the iron(III) hydroxide precipitate evident in the video). After one day, the total...

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