Abstract

Abstract Pollutant dispersion in a porous medium can be modelled mathematically to forecast its concentration distribution profile. The governing equation of pollutant transport is modelled as a partial differential equation. Effects of sorption, zero-order production rate and first-order decay rate on pollutant transport are incorporated in the present study. The temporarily dependent pulse-type input source decaying exponentially is assumed at the origin of the domain. The solution of the proposed transport equation is derived by Laplace transform method for the respective time split domain. Matlab algorithm is developed to illustrate the obtained analytical solutions graphically for various hydrological input data. The pollutant distribution profiles in the medium are obtained for different times and porosities. The pollutant transport nature is examined for various forms of velocity flow pattern in presence and absence of input source. Also, the derived solution is compared graphically under special case with the existing solution and found the results with good agreement.

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