Practice Concentration Changes and Steady State Assumptions - 1.5 | 13. Transport of Pollutants - Gaussian Dispersion Model | Environmental Quality Monitoring & Analysis, - Vol 3
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is mass balance in pollutant concentration modeling?

💡 Hint: Think about how substances enter and leave a system.

Question 2

Easy

Define steady state in your own words.

💡 Hint: Consider what conditions might cause concentration to stay the same.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does mass balance involve in pollution modeling?

  • Rate in = Rate out
  • Accumulation = Rate + Reactions
  • Zero emissions

💡 Hint: Think of it as a balance scale.

Question 2

True or False: Steady state conditions can still occur in unsteady environments.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the meaning of 'steady' versus 'unsteady'.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A factory releases a pollutant at a constant rate. Over time, how would you expect the concentration at a monitoring station to behave? Discuss conditions that would validate your steady state assumptions.

💡 Hint: Reflect on what changes can influence pollutant transport.

Question 2

Given a pollutant's rate of flow, derive how the concentration will behave if the emissions suddenly increase by 50%. What does this imply about steady state?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to balance when sources increase suddenly.

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