Practice Pollutant Dispersion Behavior - 2.3 | 12. Transport of Pollutants – Dispersion | Environmental Quality Monitoring & Analysis, - Vol 3
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What defines unstable atmospheric conditions?

💡 Hint: Think about how wind influences air movement.

Question 2

Easy

Name a type of plume behavior.

💡 Hint: Consider the shapes created by pollutant dispersion.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What happens to pollutants in unstable atmospheric conditions?

  • They accumulate
  • They disperse upwards
  • They remain stagnant

💡 Hint: Think about movement during high winds.

Question 2

True or False: In fanning conditions, pollutants can disperse significantly vertically.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: What does fanning mean in terms of height?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

If the environmental lapse rate is measured at -6°C/km and the dry adiabatic lapse rate is -9.8°C/km, calculate the mixing height.

💡 Hint: Use the rate of temperature change to establish the intersection point.

Question 2

Discuss the potential health impacts in urban areas during winter inversion layers, outlining how fanning and fumigation might occur.

💡 Hint: What happens when pollutants cannot disperse away?

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