LINGESWARRAN

NUMBIKANNU
CONTAMINATION MKA191007

TRANSPORT AND FATE

CONTAMINATION FATE CONTAMINATION TRANSPORT

RADIOACTIVE DECAY
Introduction
BIODEGRADATION
Contaminant OXIDATION
Impurities/foreign compound presence in a body VOLATILIZATION
of natural environment that jeopardize the quality PHOTOLYSIS
of the element. Contaminant can either be inert HYDROLYSIS
or harmful to the environment depending on the
concentration of the element in the nature or
organism. Once reached a certain threshold,
contaminant are consider as pollutants that
causes severe effect.
Type : Organic & Inorganic Contaminant
Source : Biological (organic waste/biproducts)
Human activity (effluence & chemicals)
Phase Flow Liquid Contaminants (Groundwater)
Nonaqueous phase liquids are typically classified
as either light nonaqueous phase liquids
(LNAPLs) which have densities less than that of
water, or dense nonaqueous phase liquids
(DNAPLs) which have densities greater than that Fate of Contaminants in the Environment
of water.

Processes Governing the Environmental Fate of Chemicals

as well as an Indication of Specific Interactions Taking Place
at the Top Soil.

TRANSPORT SEVERITY
Transport of solute follows flow direction in a huge
ADVECTION 10 mass of fluid body.
Transport of solute that allows mixing and routing due
DISPERSION 9 to high velocity flow in a fluid body.
Transportation of solute that follows the concentration
DIFFUSION 8 gradient of the fluid body.