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Calculate maximal yearly pollutant input

Usage

maxInput_year(Q_river, Ci_river, Ci_storm, Ci_threshold)

Arguments

Q_river

Annual river flow in m³/s

Ci_river

Background concentration for substance i. Concentration unit must fit to Ci_threshold.

Ci_storm

Concentration in stormwater run-off for substance i. Concentration unit must fit to Ci_threshold and Ci_river.

Ci_threshold

Threshold value for substance i. Concentration unit must fit to Ci_river.

Value

Maximum tolerable pollutant input in mass per year. The mass unit depends on the concentrations mass unit. It is transformed by 2 units. i.e. concentration in ug/L -> load in g/a or concentration in mg/L -> load in kg/a