Question

Groundwater is contaminated with 300 μg/L (300 ppb) toluene. Assume the aquifer solids contain 1.5% organic carbon and that sorption is adequately described by a linear model. Estimate the mass of toluene sorbed to the solid material.

Additional info:

LogKow of Toluene= 2.69

Answer is 1.50 mg toluene per kg of soil. I do not know how to get to the answer. Please give full explanations, as I am getting a different answer.

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