Volume source (pollution)
A volume source of pollution is a three-dimensional source of pollutant emissions. Essentially, it is an area source with a third dimension.[1]
Examples of a volume source of pollution are:
- Dust emissions from the wind erosion of uncovered gravel piles, sand piles, limestone piles, coal piles, etc.
- Fugitive gaseous emissions from pipe flanges, packed valve seals, gas compressor seals, control valve seals, piping and vessel seals within industrial facilities such as oil refineries and petrochemical plants.
- Buildings, containing air pollutant emission sources, with no singular emission vent (i.e., buildings with multiple roof vents or multiple open windows), such as in an urban area.[2]
See also
[edit]- Air pollution dispersion terminology
- Area source
- Atmospheric dispersion modeling
- List of atmospheric dispersion models
- Line source
- Point source (pollution)
- Roadway air dispersion modeling
References
[edit]- ^ Chandrappa, Ramesha; Kulshrestha, Umesh Chandra (2015-08-21). Sustainable Air Pollution Management: Theory and Practice. Springer. p. 89. ISBN 978-3-319-21596-9. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ Fernando, Harindra Joseph (2012-12-11). Handbook of Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Two-Volume Set. CRC Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-4665-9114-1. Retrieved 2025-08-27.