A company has a volume of contaminated water that needs to be separated through evaporation. What would allow the mixture to be separated in the shortest time?

Evaporation happens faster when more water is exposed to the air and when the water is warmer. Several shallow pools expose more surface area than one deep pool, and a sunny spot heats the water. So several shallow pools in a sunny spot separate the mixture in the shortest time.

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