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9. Transport of Pollutants - Introduction

The chapter discusses the transport of pollutants in various environmental systems, focusing on how concentration changes over time and space. It outlines the importance of modeling pollutant transport and validating these models through measurement techniques. Concepts such as mass balance equations, box models for rivers, and the complexities of steady-state systems are introduced to emphasize the analytical approaches for predicting concentration levels in different scenarios.

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Sections

  • 1

    Environmental Quality: Monitoring And Analysis

    This section focuses on the monitoring and analysis of pollutant transport in environmental systems, emphasizing mass balance and concentration estimation.

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  • 2

    Transport Of Pollutants - Introduction

    This section introduces the concept of pollutant transport in the environment, focusing on concentration estimation and mass balance.

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  • 2.1

    Modeling Of Pollutant Transport

    This section introduces the modeling of pollutant transport, emphasizing the need to estimate concentrations of pollutants in various environments.

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  • 2.2

    Generalized Mass Balance

    This section discusses the concept of generalized mass balance in environmental systems, focusing on pollutant transport modeling.

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  • 2.3

    Unsteady State And Mass Balances

    This section introduces the concept of unsteady state systems and the application of mass balances in environmental monitoring and pollutant transport.

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  • 2.4

    Application Of Mass Balance In Lakes

    This section discusses the application of mass balance principles in modeling pollutant transport in lakes.

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  • 2.5

    Box Model For Flowing Systems

    This section discusses the box model approach to understand the transport of pollutants in flowing systems, focusing on the mass balance in both stagnant and flowing water bodies.

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  • 2.6

    Box Model Assumptions And Application

    This section introduces the box model as a conceptual tool for predicting the concentration of pollutants in environmental systems.

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  • 2.7

    Limitations Of Box Models

    This section discusses the fundamental limitations of box models in understanding pollutant transport in environmental systems.

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  • 2.8

    Importance Of Hydrodynamic State

    This section discusses the significance of hydrodynamic state in pollution transport modeling, focusing on concentration changes in static and dynamic water bodies.

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  • 2.9

    Future Topics On Box Models

    This section discusses the transport of pollutants in environmental systems using box models to predict concentration changes over time.

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