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System Requirements
Minimum:
- Windows 98, 2000, NT, or XP
- 512 MB RAM
- 100 MB free disk space
Recommended:
- Pentium PC, 2.0GHz or higher (or equivalent)
- Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
- 2 GB RAM
- 1 GB free disk space
Download AQUATOX, Release 3
Installation Information
You are downloading a zipped Installshield file. This file includes the AQUATOX model, example studies, and data libraries (16.4MB). Once the download completes, unzip the first file, then double-click the executable file. The file will unzip and be installed on your Windows PC. Please follow the instructions from the Installshield.
Notes on Installing AQUATOX Release 3 under Windows XP and the Vista Operating Systems
- AQUATOX must be initially installed by an Administrator. (Future model updates may be possible without Administrator privileges)
- If AQUATOX will exclusively be run using an “administrator” account, no additional changes need to be made.
- If AQUATOX will be run by a user with a “standard” account, full read and write privileges must be given to that user for the directory in which AQUATOX has been installed.
- An alternative to adding read and write privileges: is to install AQUATOX in a directory where the user already has read and write privileges. This is the best choice when installing AQUATOX in managed desktop systems.
Additional details on installation may be found in the AQUATOX Release 3 Installation Guide (PDF) (5 pp, 599K)
AQUATOX Documentation
User's Manual
The User's Manual (PDF) (94 pp, 1.5MB) guides you through the use and operations of the various model capabilities, describes the model structure, and provides example applications. This file may also be accessed when running AQUATOX by using the AQUATOX help menu or by pressing the “help” button available on most screens.
Technical Documentation
The Technical Documentation (PDF) (339 pp, 7.7MB) presents a detailed description of the model structure and component equations for Release 3.
AQUATOX Release 2.1 Users' Manual for the Extension to BASINS
The BASINS Extension Users' Manual (PDF) (50 pp, 2.8MB) guides you through the use and operation of the link to the BASINS GIS and watershed modeling system, including the enhancements made in Release 2.1. Note: the linkage operates in essentially the same manner under Release 3 as Release 2.1
Model Validation Reports
Note: these reports are from Release 1 and 1.1. They have not been re-done using the Release 3 code, so the model results would be somewhat different. The overall results and conclusions should still be valid.
- Nutrient analysis on the Onondaga Lake, New York (PDF) (16 pp, 686K)
- Nutrient analysis of the Coralville Reservoir, Iowa (PDF) (10 pp, 461K)
- Bioaccumulation of PCBs in Lake Ontario (PDF) (38 pp, 1.9MB)
- Download the entire document (PDF) (69 pp, 3MB)
- Report on the periphyton simulation and validation (PDF) (41 pp, 630K)
Technical Notes
- AQUATOX Technical Note 1: A Calibrated Parameter Set for Simulation of Algae in Shallow Rivers (PDF) (19 pp, 1.9MB)
Ordering Information
The AQUATOX software and its supporting documentation are available by downloading from this web site. However, several documents that were prepared for earlier AQUATOX versions and which are still applicable may still be available in print. You can order printed copies of the BASINS extension users’ manual and the Validation Reports from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications.