Air quality modelling for multimedia assessments and associated challenges
Air quality simulation models provide the linkage between sources that discharge gases and particles to the atmosphere, and the resulting ambient concentrations and deposition experienced by human and environmental receptors. The models provide this linkage by simulating transport, dispersion, chemical transformation, and deposition processes in the atmosphere. Even though air quality simulation models are well established, there are a number of challenges that can influence the outcome of these models. This presentation discusses some of these challenges in the context of the models being used in a multimedia/pathway context.
