@article {10.3844/ajessp.2016.94.101,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Virtual Assessment of air Pollution Dispersion from Anthropogenic Sudden Explosion},
author = {Akinyemi, Marvel Lola and Emetere, Moses Eterigho and Usikalu, Mojisola Rachel},
volume = {12},
number = {2},
year = {2016},
month = {Apr},
pages = {94-101},
doi = {10.3844/ajessp.2016.94.101},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajessp.2016.94.101},
abstract = {The control of air pollutants from anthropogenic sources seems almost impossible due to numerous influencing factors present in the atmosphere. In this study, we carried out a virtual mathematical experimentation using Math CAD, Mat lab and analytical approximation to estimate the dimensional impact of initial pollutant plume cloud from a sudden volcanic blast and the dynamics of its wind field. The high point of the experimentation is the period of the first one-tenth of a second (1 deci-second) to 1 min (60 s) of the blast at the point source. We also assessed the long range air pollution dispersion within the first 1 to 10 min of plume cloud released under practical assumptions. The model revealed a plume cloud impact of 6.8×107 µgm-3 in the first 1 millisecond (0.01 s) which decayed suddenly to a value of 1.7×107 µgm-3 in the first 1 deci-second (0.1 s). The impact concentration at the point source by the end of the first second (1.0 s) was 3.2×105 µgm-3 which implied a 99.5% sudden decay when compared with 0.01 s concentration value at the emission point source. It is observed that air pollutants released from explosives/blasts get transported into the atmosphere in the first few seconds by forceful injection instead of by gradual dispersion as is the case with normal air pollutants plume releases. A mathematical control process was propounded (which is still subject to further research) to reduce the quick flow of air pollutants.},
journal = {American Journal of Environmental Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}