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Linking emissions to prevailing concentrations—exposure on a local scale
Author(s) -
Mackay Don,
Webster Eva
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
environmetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-095X
pISSN - 1180-4009
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-095x(199809/10)9:5<541::aid-env322>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - environmental science , scale (ratio) , geography , cartography
The role of mass balance models for estimating the fate and concentration of chemicals in a multimedia environment on a local scale within typically 10 to 20 km of the contaminant source is described and discussed. An approach is suggested for estimating these concentrations as a function of emission rate, chemical properties, and meteorological conditions. It is hoped that models of the type described may assist in assessing the impact of a municipal or industrial source on the surrounding community and specifically assist in the epidemiological evaluation of the incidence of diseases such as cancer in which environmental exposure may be a contributing factor. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.