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MINTEQA2 Tutorial compressed file. (approximately 670Kb)
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MINTEAQ2 Programs and Documentation

MINTEQA2 PROGRAM Version 3.11 (PC DOS version only)

MINTEQA2 PROGRAM - (Y2K compliant) Version 4.01 (PC DOS version only)

Technical Prerequisites for MINTEQA2: internet access, fully IBM compatible 80286, 80386, 80486, or 80586 MS or PC DOS version 3.30 or higher 640k base (low end), memory and 2.5 m bytes of free disk space.

MINTEQA2 User's Manual- Latest Version (in PDF format)

Supplement to User's Manual 1 and Supplement to User's Manual 2 (detail the differences in versions) (in PDF format)

To view, print, and/or navigate a PDF document, a reader program must be installed on the users computer system. A free Adobe Acrobat reader allows the user to view, navigate, and/or print PDF files across all major computing platforms. Acrobat Reader is a free viewing companion to Adobe Acrobat 3.0 and is available free from the Adobe world wide web (WWW) site at Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address: http://www.adobe.com.

MINTEQA2 Program and Documentation can also be downloaded directedly from the EPA's Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) website.

MINTEQA Help (suggestions for downloading and running MINTEQA)

NEW- Compare your MINTEQA output files with these files, generated using the 3.11 Version of MINTEQA. View the output files for Lab Problems 1 and 2 here: labprob1.out and labprob2.out

Additional Computer Models

2DFATMIC 1.0 - Aug. '97 Application: Simulates subsurface flow, transport, and fate of contaminants which are undergoing chemical and/or biological transformations. The model is applicable to transient conditions in both saturated and unsaturated zones. Processes: The flow module is a Galerkin finite element solution of Richard's equation. The transport module is a hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian approach with an adapted zooming and peak capturing algorithm. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov, or Professor G.T. Yeh 814-863-2931. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html.

3DFATMIC 1.0 - Aug. '97 Application: Simulates subsurface flow, transport, and fate of contaminants which are undergoing chemical and/or biological transformations. The model is applicable to transient conditions in both saturated and unsaturated zones. Processes: The flow module is a Galerkin finite element solution of Richard's equation. The transport module is a hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian approach with an adapted zooming and peak capturing algorithm. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov, or Professor G.T. Yeh 814-863-2931. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html.

BIOPLUME II 1.1 - Oct. '89 Application: Two dimensional contaminant transport under the influence of oxygen limited biodegration. Processes: Advection, dispersion, sorption, biodegration (aerobic and anaerobic) and reaeration. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html.

BIOPLUME III 1.0 - Sep. '97 Application: Two-dimensional contaminant transport under the influence of oxygen, nitrate, iron, sulfate, and methanogenic biodegradation. Processes: Advection, dispersion, sorption, first order decay, biodegradation through instantaneous, first order, zero order, or Monod kinetics. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html.

BIOSCREEN 1.3 - Aug. '96 Application: Three-dimensional contaminant transport for dissolved phase hydrocarbons in saturated zone under the influences of oxygen, nitrate, iron, sulfate, and methane limited biodegradation. Processes: Advection, dispersion, adsorption, first-order decay, and instantaneous reactions under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

CAMEO Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations is a Windows based application developed by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). CAMEO helps emergency planners, facility operators and first responders plan for and handle chemical accidents safely. It includes emergency response information and recommendations for more than 4,000 hazardous chemicals. CAMEO's databases and programs can be used to help meet the planning and reporting requirements of Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. To obtain a copy, visit www.epa.gov/swercepp/cameo/index.htm

CHEMFLOW 1.3 - Aug. '89 Application: Simulation of 1-D water and chemical movement in vadose zone. Processes: Advection, dispersion, first-order decay and linear sorption. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html.

CORMIX 3.2 - Dec '96 Cornell Mixing Zone Expert System (CORMIX) can be used for the analysis, prediction, and design of aqueous toxic or conventional pollutant discharges into diverse water bodies. The major emphasis is on the geometry and dilution characteristics of the initial mixing zone -- including compliance with regulatory constraints --, but the system also predicts the behavior of the discharge plume at larger distances. Contact Support: EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400, ceam@epamail.epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/CEAM/.

EPANET 1.1e - '95 EPANET is a computer program that performs extended period simulation of hydraulic and water quality behavior within drinking water distribution systems. It tracks the flow of water in each pipe,the pressure at each pipe junction, the height of water in each storage tank, and the concentration of a substance throughout a distribution system during a multi-time period simulation. In addition to substance concentrations, water age and source tracing can also be performed. The water quality module of EPANET is equipped to model such phenomena as reactions within the bulk flow, reactions at the pipe wall, and mass transport between the bulk flow and the pipe wall. Support Contact: USEPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Lewis Rossman 513-569-7603, www.epa.gov/ORD/ NRMRL/epanet/

EXAMS 2.97.5 - June '97 The Exposure Analysis Modeling System (EXAMS), first published in 1982 (epa-600/3-82-023), provides interactive computer software for formulating aquatic ecosystem models and rapidly evaluating the fate, transport, and exposure concentrations of synthetic organic chemicals--pesticides, industrial materials, and leachates from disposal sites. Support Contact: EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400, ceam@epamail.epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/CEAM/

FGETS 3.0.18 - Sep '94 Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substances (FGETS) is a FORTRAN simulation model that predicts temporal dynamics of fish whole body concentration (ug chemical/(g live weight fish)) of nonionic, nonmetabolized, organic chemicals that are bioaccumulated from either: (a) water only - the predominant route of exchange during acute exposures, or (b) water and food jointly - characteristic of chronic exposures.Contact Support: EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400, ceam@epamail.epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/CEAM/

GCSOLAR 1.2 - July '99 GCSOLAR program is a set of routines that computes direct photolysis rates and half-lives of pollutants in the aquatic environment. The half-lives are calculated as a function of season, latitude, time-of-day, depth in water bodies, and ozone layer thickness. Support Contact: EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400, ceam@epamail.epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/CEAM/

GEOEAS 1.2.1 - Apr. '91 Application: Geostatistical analysis of spatially correlated data. Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

GEOPACK 1.0c - Jan '90 Geostastical analysis of spatially correlated data Support Contact: EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594, striz.elise@epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

HSCTM2D 1.01 - Nov. '98 The Hydrodynamic, Sediment, and Contaminant Transport Model (HSCTM2D) is a finite element modeling system for simulating two-dimensional, vertically-integrated, surface water flow (typically riverine or estuarine hydrodynamics), sediment transport, and contaminant transport. Support Contact: EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400, ceam@epamail.epa.gov. Download a copy at www.epa.gov/CEAM/

HSPF 11.00 - Apr. '97 Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) is a comprehensive package for simulation of watershed hydrology and water quality for both conventional and toxic organic pollutants. HSPF incorporates watershed-scale ARM and NPS models into a basin-scale analysis framework that includes fate and transport in one dimensional stream channels. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

HSSM 1.10 - Apr. '94 1.20a - Sep. '97 The Hydrocarbon Spill Screening Model (HSSM) simulates the subsurface flow of a lighter-than-water, nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) and its associated aquifer contamination. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov or EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/ or www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

MINTEQA2 3.11 - Dec. '91 4.0 - Dec. '99 MINTEQA2, a geochemical equilibrium speciation model for dilute aqueous systems, is an update of MINTEQ that was developed by combining the fundamental mathematical structure of MINEQL with the thermodynamic data base of WATEQ3. MINTEQA2 can be used to calculate the equilibrium composition of dilute solutions in laboratory or natural aquatic systems. It can be used to calculate the mass distribution between dissolved, adsorbed, and multiple solid phases under a variety of conditions. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

MMSOILS 4.0 - June '97 The Multimedia Contaminant Fate, Transport, and Exposure Model (MMSOILS) estimates the human exposure and health risk associated with releases of contamination from hazardous waste sites. The methodology consists of a multimedia model that addresses the transport of a chemical in groundwater, surface water, soil erosion, the atmosphere, and accumulation inthe foodchain. The human exposure pathways considered in the methodology include: soil ingestion, air inhalation of volatiles and particulates, dermal contact, ingestion of drinking water, consumption of fish, consumption of plants grown in contaminated soil, and consumption of animals grazing on contaminated pasture. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

Models-3 The primary goals for the Models-3/Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system are to improve 1) the environmental management community's ability to evaluate the impact of air quality management practices for multiple pollutants at multiple scales and 2) the scientist's ability to better probe, understand, and simulate chemical and physical interactions in the atmosphere. Models-3 Help Desk 919-541-0157 www.epa.gov/asmdnerl/models3/index.html

MOFAT 2.0a - May '91 Application: Two-dimensional flow and transport of three fluid phases: water, nonaqueous phase liquid, and gas. Processes: Advection, dispersion, diffusion, sorption, decay, mass transfer EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

MT3D (Includes MODFLOW) 1.11 - Jan. '92 Application: Three-dimensional contaminant transport in the saturated zone. Processes: Advection, dispersion, nonlinear sorption, first-order irreversible decay, and biodegradation. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

MULTIMED 1.01 - Dec. 92 The Multimedia Exposure Assessment Model (MULTIMED) for exposure assessment simulates the movement of contaminants leaching from a waste disposal facility. The model consists of a number of modules which predict concentrations at a receptor due to transport in the subsurface, surface air, or air. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

NAPL Simulator 1.0 - Oct. '97 Application: Simulation of the contamination of soils and aquifers which results from the release of organic liquids commonly referred to as Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPL) Processes: The simulator is applicable to three interrelated zones: a vadose zone which is in contact with the atmosphere, a capillary zone, and a water-table aquifer zone. Three mobile phases are accommodated: water, NAPL, and gas. The 3-phase k-S-P sub-model accommodates capillary and fluid entrapment hysteresis. NAPL dissolution and volatilization are accounted for through rate-limited mass transfer sub-models. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

OASIS 2.1 - May '94 Application: A decision support system for contaminant transport modeling. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

PATRIOT 1.20 - Nov. '94 Pesticide Assessment Tool for Rating Investigations of Transport (PATRIOT) provides rapid analyses of ground water vulnerability to pesticides on a regional, state, or local level. PATRIOT assesses ground water vulnerability by quantifying pesticide leaching potential in terms of pesticide mass transported to the water table. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

PESTAN 4.0 Application: Vadose zone modeling of the transport of organic (pesticide) contaminants. Processes: Advection, dispersion, first-order decay and linear sorption. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html PLUMES 3.00 - Dec. '94 PLUMES models are intended for use with plumes discharged to marine and some freshwater bodies. Both buoyant and dense plumes, single sources, and many diffuser outfall configurations can be modeled. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

PRZM2 2.00 - Oct. '94 Pesticide Root Zone Model - 2 (PRZM2) links two subordinate models, PRZM and Vadose Zone Flow and Transport (VADOFT) to provide a deterministic simulation of the fate of agricultural pesticides in the crop root and underlying unsaturated zone. PRZM2 can simulate multiple pesticides or pesticide parent-daughter product relationships, and estimate probabilities of concentrations or fluxes in or from various media to perform exposure assessments. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/ceam/

QUAL2EU 3.22 - May '96 The Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model (QUAL2E) is a steady state model for conventional pollutants in branching streams and well mixed lakes. It can be operated either as a steady-state or dynamic model and is intended for use as a water quality planning tool. The model can be used to study impact of waste loads on instream water quality and identify magnitude and quality characteristics of non-point waste loads. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/ceam/

RETC 1.1 - Nov. '94 Application: Estimates soil-water retention curve, unsaturated hydraulic conductivity or soil model parameters. Processes: Uses the parametric equations of Brooks-Corey, van Genuchten and the pore-size distribution models of Maulem and Burdine. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

RITZ 2.12 - Jan. '88 Application: Vadose zone modeling of the transport of contaminants associated with oily waters. Processes: Water movement, volatilization, degradation, sorption and leaching. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

SWMM 4.30 - May '94 Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) - comprehensive computer model for analysis of quantity and quality problems associated with urban runoff. Both single-event and continuous simulation can be performed on catchments having storm sewers, or combined sewers and natural drainage, for prediction of flows, stages and pollutant concentrations. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

UTCHEM 6.1 - Feb. '99 UTCHEM is capable of modeling transient and steady-state three-dimensional flow and mass transport in the groundwater (saturated) and vadose (unsaturated) zones of aquifers. Physical, chemical, and biological process models important in describing the fate and transport of NAPL's in contaminated aquifers have been incorporated into the simulator. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov or Dr. Gary Pope, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

VLEACH 2.2a - June '96 Application: Simulation of 1-D water and chemical movement in vadose zone. Processes: Advection, sorption, vapor-phase diffusion, three-phase equilibration. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

Download the VLEACH MODEL here:

PCGEMS - self extracting file.

WASP 5.10 - Oct. '93 The Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) is a generalized framework for modeling contaminant fate and transport in surface waters. Based on the flexible compartment modeling approach, it can be applied in one, two or three dimensions and is designed to permit easy substitution of user- written routines into program structure. Problems studied using WASP framework include biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen dynamics nutrients and eutrophication, bacterial contamination, and organic chemical and heavy metal contamination. EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) 706-355-8400 ceam@epamail.epa.gov www.epa.gov/CEAM/

WhAEM 1.00b - Aug. '96 Application: Delineates capture zones and isochrones of groundwater residence time for the purpose of "wellhead protection." Processes: Steady-state, homogeneous, isotropic, advection and dispersion. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

WHPA 2.2 - Sep. '93 Application: Simulates capture zones for pumping wells. Processes: Steady-state, horizontal flow. EPA Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (CSMoS) 580-436-8594 striz.elise@epa.gov www.epa.gov/ada/ csmos.html

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