Define organic carbon and that sorption

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groundwater is contaminated with 150 ppb TCE. Assume that the aquifer soil has 1% organic carbon and that sorption can be described by the following linear model: Ksd=focKow. Estimate the mass of TCE sorbed to the solid material.

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