Do those living 5 miles from an industrial enterprise breathe cleaner air than those living next to it?

The problem is#nbsp;that you don’t have enough data to#nbsp;answer this question. Additionally, the answer is#nbsp;variable and never the same.

Influencing factors here include not only such obvious things as#nbsp;wind direction in#nbsp;the case of#nbsp;two households located on#nbsp;opposite sides of#nbsp;a#nbsp;chimney. Atmospheric air layers at#nbsp;different heights move at#nbsp;different speeds and in#nbsp;different directions, including upwards and downwards. This means that a#nbsp;pollutant emitted at#nbsp;point A#nbsp;can reach the ground level in#nbsp;500 meters or#nbsp;in#nbsp;50 kilometers, or#nbsp;it#nbsp;can disperse in#nbsp;higher levels of#nbsp;the atmosphere without affecting human health.

Understanding how emissions disperse from the source at#nbsp;different heights is#nbsp;important for the environmental engineers of#nbsp;an#nbsp;industrial enterprise. This data helps them manage emissions, taking into account weather conditions so#nbsp;as#nbsp;to minimize the negative impact.

Now we#nbsp;have added heights to#nbsp;our Airvoice. Plume software. The attached screenshot shows data reflecting emissions from a#nbsp;burning landfill. The figure shows that the most intense emissions are concentrated in#nbsp;the surface layer of#nbsp;the atmosphere. The higher the height above the ground, the lower the concentration of#nbsp;pollutants.