1.4 - Dispersion Exercise
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Practice Questions
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What does an emission factor represent?
💡 Hint: Think of how much gas a car uses!
Define mixing height.
💡 Hint: Consider where smoke and air blend.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is an emission factor?
💡 Hint: Think about activities that contribute to pollution.
Is the mixing height always the same for different pollutants?
💡 Hint: Consider why smoke and water vapor rise differently.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate the mixing height for a pollutant released at various temperatures using real data for environmental and adiabatic lapse rates. Discuss how varying temperatures would affect the results.
💡 Hint: Use the graphical methods we practiced in class.
Describe a multi-source dispersion scenario involving industry, agriculture, and transportation pollution. Discuss how you would model this using the Gaussian model.
💡 Hint: Consider interactions and distance effects on pollution levels!
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