Practice - Other Mechanisms of Chemical Release From Sediments – Part 1
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Practice Questions
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What is diffusion?
💡 Hint: Think about how a drop of food coloring spreads in water.
Why are boundary conditions important?
💡 Hint: Consider how you set boundaries in any investigation.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary mechanism of contaminant transport discussed in this section?
💡 Hint: Remember processes that involve movement from one area to another.
True or False: Boundary conditions only apply to sediment.
💡 Hint: Think about modelling in various contexts.
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Challenge Problems
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Calculate how contamination levels change over time in a sediment-water interface given a diffusion rate of 0.1 cm/s over a period of 10 hours.
💡 Hint: Analyze how time and rate affect concentration profile.
Discuss the potential long-term impacts of resuspension on a river ecosystem during flood events.
💡 Hint: Consider both immediate and ecological effects over time.
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