Pollution Science

  1. Pollutant Transport and Fate
    1. Fundamental Transport Processes
      1. Advection
        1. Mechanisms in Air
          1. Mechanisms in Water
            1. Mechanisms in Soil
            2. Dispersion and Diffusion
              1. Molecular Diffusion
                1. Turbulent Dispersion
                  1. Mechanical Dispersion
                  2. Deposition Processes
                    1. Wet Deposition
                      1. Rainout
                        1. Washout
                        2. Dry Deposition
                          1. Gravitational Settling
                            1. Impaction
                              1. Interception
                            2. Volatilization
                              1. Henry's Law
                                1. Factors Affecting Volatilization
                                  1. Mass Transfer Coefficients
                                  2. Sorption Processes
                                    1. Adsorption Mechanisms
                                      1. Absorption Processes
                                        1. Desorption Kinetics
                                          1. Partition Coefficients
                                        2. Environmental Compartment Modeling
                                          1. Single Compartment Models
                                            1. Multi-compartment Models
                                              1. Mass Balance Equations
                                                1. Steady-State vs. Dynamic Models
                                                  1. Fugacity Models
                                                  2. Atmospheric Transport and Fate
                                                    1. Local Scale Processes
                                                      1. Plume Dispersion
                                                        1. Building Effects
                                                          1. Terrain Influences
                                                          2. Regional Scale Processes
                                                            1. Synoptic Weather Patterns
                                                              1. Long-Range Transport
                                                              2. Global Scale Processes
                                                                1. Intercontinental Transport
                                                                  1. Stratospheric Transport
                                                                  2. Atmospheric Residence Times
                                                                    1. Removal Mechanisms
                                                                    2. Aquatic Transport and Fate
                                                                      1. Surface Water Transport
                                                                        1. River and Stream Flow
                                                                          1. Lake Circulation
                                                                            1. Estuarine Mixing
                                                                            2. Groundwater Transport
                                                                              1. Darcy's Law
                                                                                1. Contaminant Plumes
                                                                                  1. Retardation Factors
                                                                                  2. Sediment-Water Interactions
                                                                                    1. Partitioning
                                                                                      1. Resuspension
                                                                                        1. Burial
                                                                                        2. Biogeochemical Processes
                                                                                        3. Subsurface Transport
                                                                                          1. Vadose Zone Processes
                                                                                            1. Unsaturated Flow
                                                                                              1. Capillary Effects
                                                                                                1. Root Zone Interactions
                                                                                                2. Saturated Zone Transport
                                                                                                  1. Hydraulic Conductivity
                                                                                                    1. Dispersion Coefficients
                                                                                                      1. Preferential Flow Paths
                                                                                                      2. Contaminant Plume Development
                                                                                                        1. Source Zone Characteristics
                                                                                                          1. Plume Migration
                                                                                                            1. Natural Attenuation
                                                                                                          2. Biogeochemical Cycling
                                                                                                            1. Carbon Cycle
                                                                                                              1. Atmospheric CO2
                                                                                                                1. Terrestrial Carbon
                                                                                                                  1. Marine Carbon
                                                                                                                  2. Nitrogen Cycle
                                                                                                                    1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                                                                                      1. Nitrification and Denitrification
                                                                                                                        1. Anthropogenic Perturbations
                                                                                                                        2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                                                                                          1. Weathering and Erosion
                                                                                                                            1. Biological Uptake
                                                                                                                              1. Sedimentation
                                                                                                                              2. Sulfur Cycle
                                                                                                                                1. Atmospheric Sulfur
                                                                                                                                  1. Terrestrial Sulfur
                                                                                                                                    1. Marine Sulfur
                                                                                                                                    2. Mercury Cycle
                                                                                                                                      1. Atmospheric Mercury
                                                                                                                                        1. Methylation Processes
                                                                                                                                          1. Bioaccumulation
                                                                                                                                        2. Transformation Processes
                                                                                                                                          1. Abiotic Transformations
                                                                                                                                            1. Photolysis
                                                                                                                                              1. Direct Photolysis
                                                                                                                                                1. Indirect Photolysis
                                                                                                                                                  1. Quantum Yields
                                                                                                                                                  2. Hydrolysis
                                                                                                                                                    1. Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis
                                                                                                                                                      1. Base-Catalyzed Hydrolysis
                                                                                                                                                        1. Neutral Hydrolysis
                                                                                                                                                        2. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
                                                                                                                                                          1. Redox Potential
                                                                                                                                                            1. Electron Transfer
                                                                                                                                                              1. Catalytic Processes
                                                                                                                                                            2. Biotic Transformations
                                                                                                                                                              1. Biodegradation Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                1. Aerobic Degradation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Anaerobic Degradation
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Co-metabolism
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Biotransformation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Phase I Reactions
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Phase II Reactions
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Metabolite Formation
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Microbial Ecology
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Degrading Microorganisms
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Environmental Factors
                                                                                                                                                                          3. Bioaccumulation and Food Web Transfer
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Bioconcentration
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Uptake Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Bioconcentration Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Equilibrium Partitioning
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Bioaccumulation
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Dietary Uptake
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Elimination Processes
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Bioaccumulation Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Biomagnification
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Trophic Transfer
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Food Web Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Magnification Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Factors Affecting Bioaccumulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Chemical Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Organism Characteristics
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Environmental Conditions

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