BioVapor Indoor Vapor Intrusion Model
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Summary
BioVapor is a user-friendly spreadsheet implementation of an indoor vapor intrusion model with oxygen-limited biodegradation. The BioVapor model is a steady-state 1-D analytical model intended to provide the user with an improved understanding of the potential effect of vadose zone aerobic biodegradation on the vapor intrusion pathway. The model does not directly account for spatial or temporal variations in parameter values. As a result, the model is not expected to provide highly accurate predictions when a single set of input parameter values is used to represent a single site. Rather, the model is expected to help the user identify a reasonable range of potential outcomes that result from varying key input parameter values to account for the uncertainty and variability associated with site conditions.
The user has three options for specifying the oxygen supply below the building foundation:
- direct entry of the depth of the aerobic zone below the building foundation,
- constant oxygen concentration below the building foundation, or,
- constant flow of atmospheric air below the building foundation.
For forward risk calculations, the model output provides:
- Source Concentration
- Source-to-Indoor Air Attenuation Factor
- Predicted Indoor Air Concentration
- Hazard Quotient
- Risk Level
For backward risk calculations, the model output provides:
- Critical Chemical (component of mixture having greatest impact on indoor air quality)
- Target Hazard Quotient/Cancer Risk
- Target Indoor Air Concentration
- Soil Gas Source Concentration
- Effective Saturation Limit (maximum theoretical soil gas concentration)
- Groundwater Source Concentration
- Effective Solubility
Subsurface Profiles of concentration vs. depth, and flux vs. depth, can be plotted.
System Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows® Operating System XP/Vista
- Microsoft Excel® 2003 or higher
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