The study of airflow and contaminant transport in airliner cabins is very important for creating a comfortable and healthy environment. This paper shows the results of such a study by conducting experimental measurements and numerical simulations of airflow and contaminant transport in a section of half occupied, twin-aisle cabin mockup. The air velocity and air temperature were measured by ult...

the determination of temporal and spatial salinity in tidal rivers is significant in supplying water for agriculture purposes, particularly where there is no controller dam at the downstream. in this research, the coherens model was applied to study the hydraulics of water flow, salinity distribution and transmission at the bahmanshir river. coherens is a 3d multi-purpose hydrodynamic model whi...

Modern coastal environments are considered highly selective and dynamic, not only due to the natural variability of physical chemical parameters, but also because anthropogenic contamination. Our study aims identify environmental and/or factors influencing benthic foraminiferal abundances over a period one year in Tramandaí-Armazém Lagoon, southern Brazil. Assemblages were composed exclusively ...

The mobilization and transport of organic carbon (OC) in rivers delivery to the near-coastal ocean are important processes cycle that affected by both climate anthropogenic activities. Riverine OC can affect sequestration, contaminant transport, acidification, formation toxic disinfection by-products, temperature phytoplankton productivity. There have been many studies reporting temporal trends...

This study evaluated real-time sensing of Escherichia coli as a microbial contaminant in water distribution systems. Most sensors responded to increased E. coli concentrations, showing that select sensors can detect microbial water quality changes and be utilized as part of a contaminant warning system.

This paper presents two-dimensional laboratory experiments performed to study how groundwater flow may affect the injected air zone of influence and remedial performance, and how injected air may alter subsurface groundwater flow and contaminant migration during in situ air sparging. Tests were performed by subjecting uniform sand profiles contaminated with dissolved-phase benzene to a hydrauli...

Abstract It is essential to investigate person-to-person contaminant transport in mechanically ventilated spaces to improve air distribution design and reduce the infection risk from airborne infectious diseases. This paper provides a systematic study of the effects of ventilation mode, ventilation rate, and person-to-person distance on person-to-person contaminant transport. This study first c...

In the event that a bacteriological or chemical toxin is introduced to a water distribution network, a large population of consumers may become exposed to the contaminant. A contamination event may be poorly predictable dynamic process due to the interactions of consumers and utility managers during an event. Consumers that become aware of a threat may select protective actions that change thei...

In this chapter we review and discuss the commonly used phrase or concept "bioavailability". This concept is key to Risk Assessment as it assesses what proportion of a contaminant present at a contaminated site is available for uptake by organisms and is thus potentially able to cause harm. Whilst this is a relatively straightforward concept the reader will discover that in reality life is not ...

Community ecotoxicology is defined as the study of the effects of contaminants on patterns of species abundance, diversity, community composition, and species interactions. Recent discoveries that species diversity is positively associated with ecosystem stability, recovery, and services have made a community-level perspective on ecotoxicology more important than ever. Community ecotoxicology m...