title: Modeling of the Elk river spill 2014.
abstract: A dispersion-advection model was used to simulate the Elk river chemical spill 2014. The numerical and analytical solutions were used to predict the concentrations of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) at the water treatment plants located along the Elk and Kanawha rivers. The results are of similar magnitude as measured concentrations although a time-lag was found between modeled and measured plume arrival likely due to accumulation of systematic errors. Considering MCHM guidelines for drinking water, the spill represented a serious health threat through the water up taken by the treatment plant located on the Elk river and it also constituted a risk of contamination for the drinking water produced by treatment plants located on the Kanawha river.
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, lucien.stolze1@gmail.com.
authors: Lucien
authors: L
authors: Stolze
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Volpin
mesh_terms: D055884:Chemical Hazard Release; D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D045483:Rivers; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014903:West Virginia
chemical_list: D003510:Cyclohexanes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C521475:methylcyclohexane