Surface Water Quality Model

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027387",
  "term": "Surface Water Quality Model",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Surface water quality models are often related to, or are variations of, hydrological models. The latter are designed to predict flows in water bodies and runoff from precipitation, both of which govern the transport of aqueous contaminants. Of particular interest in some water quality models is the mixing of contaminants as a function of time and space, for example, following a point-source discharge into a river. Other features of these models are the biological, chemical, and physical removal mechanisms of contaminants, such as degradation, oxidation, and deposition, as well as the distribution of the contaminants between the aqueous phase and organisms.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Guidance on the Development, Evaluation and Application of Environmental Models EPA/100/K-09/003 | March 2009 at http://www.epa.gov/crem/library/cred_guidance_0309.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/surface-water-quality-model/"
}