Drinking Water from a Well Is Discovered to Have an Arsenic

question 70

Multiple Choice

Drinking water from a well is discovered to have an arsenic concentration of 3.4 × 10^-4 g of arsenic per liter.Does this value exceed the permissible level of arsenic in drinking water of 10 ppb?

• A) No, 3.4 × 10^-4 g is lower than the permissible value of 1.0 × 10^-5 g/L.
• B) Yes, 3.4 × 10^-4 g is higher than the permissible value of 1.0 × 10^-5 g/L.
• C) No, 3.4 × 10^-4 g is lower than the permissible value of 1.0 × 10^-3 g/L.
• D) Yes, 3.4 × 10^-4 g is higher than the permissible value of 1.0 × 10^-3 g/L.
• E) It is not possible to determine the answer from the information given.