EXAM FLASHCARDS | 97 QUESTIONS |
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What does irreducible saturation refer to?
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Models the process that causes toxic Selective catalytic reduction uses
compounds to be extracted from their ammonia and a catalyst to remove
original matrix into landfill nitrogen oxides (NOx) from a gas
leachate. stream by reducing it to nitrogen
gas and water.
, delta H is your change in It's the water volume that
enthalpy. A negative delta H won't drain from a soil
means the reaction is because it clings to the soil
exothermic: it releases itself in the soil pores.
energy in the form of heat.
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What are the stages of a hydrograph?
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Divide the annual lake Rising limb: concentration
evaporation by the annual curve
pan evaporation. Peak: peak flow
Falling portion: recession
curve
r^2*S/(4Tt). S = storativity, T = sulfur oxides, typically
Transmissivity, t = time. r = produced when coal is burned.
radius of influence. [ntirogen oxides also
contribute, but not as much].
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,The Safe Drinking Water Act includes enforceable standards
for what and nonenforceable standards for what?
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For spheres in Newtonian 100 gal/day per person
fluids where the flow is
laminar and velocity terms
greater than first order are
negligble.
Enforceable: maximum Applicable to ideal gases:
contaminant levels equal volumes of gases at
Nonenforceable: odor, the same temperature and
color, hardness, and pressure contain equal
corrosivity. numbers of molecules
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What is a NAPL?
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A NAPL is a "non-aqueous phase liquid." It's a liquid solution
contaminant that don't dissolve or easily mix with water. (e.g. oil,
petroleum).
Cavitation is the formation of voids in a liquid ("bubbles"). It's basically
when you have a near vacuum (low pressure) area in a liquid. It's
generally caused by a propeller/pump, but can also occur in other
, contexts.