Logarithmic Scale and Pollutant Concentration
The signal level, , from a pollutant monitoring instrument is determined by the equation , where represents the pollutant concentration in . If one lake has a signal level of 1.2 and another has a signal level of 1.8, by what approximate factor is the pollutant concentration in the second lake greater than in the first?
A
Approximately 4 times greater
B
Approximately 1.6 times greater
C
Approximately 10 times greater
D
Approximately 2 times greater
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