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Figure VI.F.4. Maximum Reservoir Capacity (MRC) for PCB-28, January (A) and July (B).
Different scales are used in the two predictions.
⎡
0.
2RT
⎤ d
MRC =
foc
KOA
⎢
0. 246 × ρ × × + ×
⎣
H ⎥
⎦ AML
where R is the gas law constant, T is the absolute temperature, foc is the fraction of
organic carbon in the soil, ρ is the soil density (kg/l), H is the dimensionless Henry’s
law constant, d is the active soil depth (here 1 mm was considered), AML is the air
mixing layer (1000 m).
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