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significantly different efficiencies depending on the reaction order. This problem
asks you to compare the relative reactor sizes required to ensure 99.0 % removal of
wastewatwer pathogens. Wastewater from a city, which flows at a constant rate of
106 L/d, must be treated for coliform removal before it can be discharged to surface
waters. The initial coliform concentration is 250 mg/L and the rate constant for
coliform decay is given as k=2day(mg/L)1-i where i = reaction order