While Network pathways are versatile and powerful, they have the same limitations as Pipe pathways, which are worth summarizing here:
•Unlike Cell and Aquifer pathways, GoldSim does not apply solubility limits within Network pathways.
•If the properties of a fracture set (e.g., partition coefficients) change as a function of time, GoldSim has to use an approximation. The approximation is that species are discharged from a pathway based on the properties of the pathway at the time the species (or their parents) entered it.
•“Looping” reaction chains (A decays to B and B decays to A) are not permitted. Defining such reaction loops in a model that uses a Network pathway will result in a fatal error message.