If the active ingredient is 0.8 ppm in a 42.1 acre-foot pond, how much active ingredient is needed?

To determine the amount of active ingredient needed in a pond, you need to first convert the active ingredient concentration from parts per million (ppm) to a weight measurement that can be applied to the volume of water in the pond.

1. Understand the Measurement: One ppm means one part of the substance in one million parts of solution. In terms of water, 1 ppm is equivalent to 1 milligram of active ingredient in 1 liter of water.

2. Convert Acre-Feet to Gallons: One acre-foot is the volume of water that would cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot. This is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, or approximately 325,851 gallons.

3. Calculate the Total Volume of the Pond: In this case, a 42.1 acre-foot pond contains:

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42.1 , \text{acre-feet} \times 325,851 , \text{gallons/acre-foot} \approx 13,743,243 , \text{gallons}

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4. Convert Gallons to Liters: Knowing that there are about 3.785 liters in a