Because the real quench distance is only the minimum figure @ TDC (which is not the point of maximum risk), and there is measurable pumping loss getting those few molecules in and out of that small space, and as the clearance expands the loss is reduced.
Why is nonpoint source pollution potentially more harmful than point source pollution? a. Nonpoint source pollution disrupts the water cycle. b. Nonpoint source pollution is difficult to regulate. c. Nonpoint source pollution comes from more than one source. d. Nonpoint source pollution is more damaging to living organisms than point source pollution. Nonpoint source pollution generally results from land runoff, precipitation, atmospheric deposition, drainage, seepage or hydrologic modification.
Nonpoint source pollution can make river and ocean water unsafe for humans and wildlife. In some areas, this pollution is so bad that it causes beaches to be closed after rainstorms. More than one-third of the shellfish-growing waters of the United States are adversely affected by coastal pollution.uch of this runoff flows to the sea, carrying with it agricultural fertilizers and pesticides. Eighty percent of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land. One of the biggest sources is called nonpoint source pollution, which occurs as a result of runoff.