A Monte Carlo analysis is used to quantify environmental parametric uncertainty in a multi-segment, multi-chemical model of the Venice Lagoon. Scientific knowledge, expert judgment and observational data are used to formulate prior probability distributions that characterize the uncertainty pertaining to 43 environmental system parameters. The propagation of this uncertainty through the model i...

This study numerically investigates a smoldering-driven pyrolysis reactor. The reactor consists of two chambers: the smoldering chamber for contaminated sand remediation and waste valorization. aims to develop numerical model verify feasibility evaluate its thermal performance. findings reveal that contaminant (char) in can be destroyed via process self-sustaining after ignition. It is notewort...

Recently, it has been reported that certain lots of heparin are associated with an acute, rapid onset of serious side effects indicative of allergic reaction, and (1)H NMR is one of the convenience but strong analytical methods to identify a contaminant in heparin. However, an NMR signal from the contaminant in some cases is overlapped with a satellite peak from heparin, leading a misunderstand...

This paper details how activity-based passive sampling methods (PSMs), which provide information on bioavailability in terms of freely dissolved contaminant concentrations (Cfree ), can be used to better inform risk management decision making at multiple points in the process of assessing and managing contaminated sediment sites. PSMs can increase certainty in site investigation and management,...

using a geographic information system and statistics, we evaluated spatial distributions ofnitrate and chloride concentrations in groundwater in an area of north-central texas with agricultural activity,in addition to oil and natural gas exploration and production. data were compiled from 40 water wells sampledin 2007. nitrate concentrations in three wells exceeded the maximum contaminant level...

Building energy analysis tools are available in many forms that provide the ability to address a broad spectrum of energy-related issues in various combinations. Often these tools operate in isolation from one another, making it difficult to evaluate the interactions between related phenomena and interacting systems, forcing oversimplified assumptions to be made about various phenomena that cou...

S.K. Gupta Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad-380009, India Abstract Drinking water supply wells were constructed in the Sabarmati river bed aquifer of Ahmedabad city using radial pipes and are known as French Collector wells. Contamination of groundwater from one of the French wells near Sabarmati railway bridge was noticed in 1992. The suspected pollution sources are Duff-nala of Shahiba...

~BSTRACT: A~ unsteady ~wo-dimens~onal (20) reservoir hydrodynamics and transport model is employed to slm~late contammate~ denSity cu~ents m the Shasta Reservoir after a chemical spill into the Sacramento River, Cahf. Three flow regimes (plungmg flow, underflow, and interflow) and their occurrence are captured by the laterally ~verag~d model. Transp~~ and mixing processes in the temperature-str...

We present a mixed-integer programming (MIP) formulation for sensor placement optimization in municipal water distribution systems that includes the temporal characteristics of contamination events and their impacts. Typical network water quality simulations track contaminant concentration and movement over time, computing contaminant concentration time-series for each junction. Given this info...