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PREDICTING ATTENUATION OF VIRUSES DURING PERCOLATION IN SOILS: 2. USER'S GUIDE TO THE VIRULO 1.0 COMPUTER MODEL
Citation:
Faulkner*, B P., W. G. Lyon, F A. Khan*, S. Chattopadhyay, AND J. B. Cruz. PREDICTING ATTENUATION OF VIRUSES DURING PERCOLATION IN SOILS: 2. USER'S GUIDE TO THE VIRULO 1.0 COMPUTER MODEL. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-02/051b, 2002.
Impact/Purpose:
Provide information and a screening level model for virus transport for local health officials and decision-makers.
Description:
In the EPA document Predicting Attenuation of Viruses During Percolation in Soils 1. Probabilistic Model the conceptual, theoretical, and mathematical foundations for a predictive screening model were presented. In this current volume we present a User's Guide for the computer model that implements the probabilistic model. The model is a predictive screening model called Virulo, so named because of its use of the Monte Carlo method for predicting virus fate and transport. This document presents a general overview of the parameters used and how they can be modified to suit a particular predictive modeling scenario. In addition, a non-technical overview of the conceptual modeling approach is given. Some example applications of Virulo are presented.
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PREDICTING ATTENUATION OF VIRUSES DURING PERCOLATION IN SOILS: 2. USER'S GUIDE TO THE VIRULO 1.0 COMPUTER MODELVolume 1. Probabilistic Model