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An emission of \( 120 \) g/s disperses into a ventilation volume characterised by a coefficient of \( 4000 \) m\(^2\)/s over a city \( 20 \) km across. The mean concentration is roughly

  • A.1.5 micrograms per cubic metre
  • B.6.0 micrograms per cubic metre
  • C.0.3 micrograms per cubic metre
  • D.30 micrograms per cubic metre

Answer: A

The air throughput is \( 4000 \times 20000 = 8\times10^7 \) cubic metres a second, so \( 120/8\times10^7 = 1.5\times10^{-6} \) g/m\(^3\). Box models of this kind give a useful order of magnitude before any detailed calculation.

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