Volume source (pollution)

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A volume source of pollution is a three-dimensional source of

Examples of a volume source of pollution are:

• Dust emissions from the
  wind erosion
  of uncovered gravel piles, sand piles, limestone piles, coal piles, etc.
• Fugitive gaseous emissions from
  control valve seals, piping and vessel seals within industrial facilities such as oil refineries and petrochemical
  plants.
• Buildings, containing air pollutant emission sources, with no singular emission vent (i.e., buildings with multiple roof vents or multiple open windows).

See also

• Air pollution dispersion terminology
• Area source
• Atmospheric dispersion modeling
• List of atmospheric dispersion models
• Line source
• Point source (pollution)
• Roadway air dispersion modeling