john smith
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Mercury poisoning is a debilitating disease that is often fatal. In the human body, mercury reacts with essential enzymes leading to irreversible inactivity of these enzymes. If the amount of mercury in a polluted lake is 0.47 micrograms per mL, what is the total mass in kilograms of mercury in the lake? (The lake has a surface area of 102.5 mi2 and an average depth of 18.1 ft.)