Contaminant Species

GoldSim allows you to simulate the transport of an unlimited number of species (types of chemical constituents) within an environmental system. The species can undergo complex user-specified chemical reactions as they are transported through the system. The species can be defined to behave independently, or can be coupled by either being specified as part of a reaction (decay) chain or as isotopes of the same chemical element.

Note: Simulation of decay chains (reaction or daughter products) requires the RT Module. The CT Module can simulate decay, but cannot represent reaction products.

Note: Although the species in a GoldSim model will typically represent chemicals (man-made or naturally occurring), you can also use GoldSim to model the transport of other types of mass in an environmental system, such as bacteria, viruses or particulate matter such as dust or suspended sediments. You can even use GoldSim to simulate the transport of heat.