Using Contaminant Sources

The Source element A specialized element for introducing mass into a contaminant transport model, and is particularly useful when simulating mass emanating from gradually failing engineered barriers. provides the capability to model a contaminant source such that the effect of the barriers (such as drums or boxes) and/or a waste matrix (e.g., cement) in which the contaminant species The chemical (or non-chemical, such as bacterial or viral) constituents that are stored and transported through an environmental system in a contaminant transport model. In GoldSim, the Species element defines all of the contaminant species being simulated (and their properties). are contained can more accurately represented.

The topics below provide a brief overview of the Source element.