earth-sciences

Environmental Science & Pollution

The science of environmental systems and human impact — carbon cycle dynamics, air quality modeling, water treatment processes, soil contamination transport, and biodiversity index calculations.

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Environmental science integrates ecology, chemistry, and earth science to understand how natural systems function and how human activities disrupt them. From the global carbon cycle that regulates climate to the local processes that filter drinking water, these systems operate across scales from molecular to planetary. Understanding pollutant transport, ecosystem health metrics, and remediation strategies is essential for sustainable development.

These simulations let you model carbon flux between atmosphere and biosphere, track air quality indices under varying emission scenarios, design water treatment cascades, simulate contaminant plumes in soil, and calculate biodiversity indices for ecological assessment — all with real-time interactive controls and scientifically grounded models.

5 interactive simulations

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Air Quality Index (AQI) Simulator

Model air quality under varying pollutant concentrations — compute AQI from PM2.5, ozone, NO₂, and SO₂ levels and visualize health impact zones

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Biodiversity Index Calculator

Calculate Shannon, Simpson, and species richness indices — visualize species abundance distributions and compare ecosystem health metrics

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Carbon Cycle & CO₂ Flux Simulator

Model the global carbon cycle — adjust emission rates, deforestation, and ocean uptake to see how atmospheric CO₂ evolves over decades

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Soil Contamination & Plume Transport

Simulate contaminant transport through soil — model advection, dispersion, and adsorption of pollutant plumes in groundwater systems

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Water Treatment Process Simulator

Design a multi-stage water treatment plant — adjust coagulation, filtration, and disinfection parameters to see removal efficiency for turbidity, pathogens, and contaminants