Spill Assessment Model User's Manual.

Abstract

This report is a user's guide to the Spill Assessment Model (SAM) which is a mathematical model for application in assessing the impact of catastrophic spills in waterways as developed in ESL-TR-80-07. The spill model addresses instantaneous and continuous point source discharges into water courses including rivers, lakes, streams, and estuaries. The model is in a generalized form using parameters and interchangeable data items so as not to unnecessarily restrict the scope of application to hydrazine. SAM estimates the extent and duration of hazardous concentrations in water-bodies associated with accidental discharges and determines when these concentrations drop below toxic levels. SAM is designed as a management tool to support clean-up operations in the event of a spill, to permit post-incident analyses, and to serve as a basis for contingency planning. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091803

Entities

People

  • John H. Hagopian
  • Richard G. Potts

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boiling Point
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hydrazines
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Models
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Environmental Engineering.