Volume of fresh water needed to dilute your discharge to an ambient quality standard. No signup. Download the PDF instantly.
Enter the annual load (kg/year), the ambient limit, and the natural receiving-water concentration.
| Pollutant | kg/yr | Std (mg/L) | Nat (mg/L) |
|---|---|---|---|
ISO 14046 takes the limiting case (maximum), not the sum across pollutants.
Limiting pollutant: BOD.
This is the annual volume of fresh water that would have to exist to dilute your discharge below the ambient standard.
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Use the QUAL2K engine to simulate downstream concentration reach-by-reach, not just the annual average.
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