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NATIONAL WATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
NATIONAL SYNTHESIS ON VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

StreamVOC—A Deterministic Source-Apportionment Model to Estimate Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations in Rivers and Streams

By William E. Asher, David A. Bender, John S. Zogorski, and Roy C. Bartholomay

[Front Matter (PDF, 4 MB) || Entire Report (PDF, 10 MB)]

Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and Scope

Acknowledgments

Description and Theoretical Basis of StreamVOC

General Description

Governing Equations

Physicochemical Parameterizations

Model Operation and Numerical Methods

User Instructions and Information Needs for Running StreamVOC

Verification of StreamVOC

Hypothetical Base-Case Stream Using Methyl tert-Butyl Ether

StreamVOC Validation Using the Aberjona River

Study Test Site Description

Modeling Results

General

Acetone

Benzene

Methyl tert-Butyl Ether

Chloroform

1,1-Dichloroethane

cis-1,2-Dichloroethene

Trichloroethene

Perchloroethene

Synopsis of StreamVOC Simulation Results

Sensitivity Analyses

Model Limitations and Program Considerations

Summary

References

Appendixes

1. FORTRAN Code for StreamVOC Model [ (PDF, 500 KB)]

2. StreamVOC Model Input Parameter Files [ (PDF, 192 KB)

3. StreamVOC Model Output Files [Appendixes 3-4 (PDF, 8.4 MB)]

4. Example Physical/Chemical Properties for Selected Volatile Organic Compounds [Appendixes 3-4 (PDF, 8.4 MB)]


StreamVOC Executable File (EXE, 1.2 MB) is the executable version of the StreamVOC model and has been tested under all 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems through Windows XP. StreamVOC can be installed to run using a shortcut from the desktop, double clicking on the file StreamVOC.exe in Windows Explorer, or from the Start/Program/Run menu. Apart from copying the executable file to a particular location, no other installation steps are required for StreamVOC.

StreamVOC Example Input Parameter File (PAR, 2 KB)


Send questions or comments about this report to J.S. Zogorski (605) 394-3214.


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