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<br />Estimate Impact on Drinking Water <br />August 8, 2001 <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br /> <br />Roseville Reservoir = 30 million gallons <br />8 million gallons/day exchanged <br /> <br />Amount of water that passes through the reservoir in one year: <br /> <br />3.78 liters X[8XI06 gallons x365 days +30XI06]=11.151XI09liters <br />gallon day year year <br /> <br />Estimated amount of mercury released from a crematory operating 24 hrs/day, 365 days per year: <br />1924 grams/year <br /> <br />1924 grams <br />year <br /> <br />11.15l grams <br />year <br /> <br />= l72xlO-9 grams <br />liter <br /> <br />172 ng/L <br /> <br />The increased concentration of mercury in drinking water is less than the analytical detection <br />limit of 1 x 1 0-6 grams/liter. <br />