Virus Fate and Transport (Virulo) Model

Virulo is a probabilistic screening model for predicting leaching of viruses in unsaturated soils. It employs Monte Carlo methods to generate ensemble simulations of virus attenuation due to physical, biological, and chemical factors. The model generates a probability of failure to achieve a user-chosen degree of attenuation. Virulo can be used based on limited information such as boring logs, climate data, and soil survey reports for a particular site of interest.

Virulo can be used to predict probability of leaching of viable viruses when the following assumptions can be used:

The soil layer of interest is homogeneous in texture
Water flow in the layer is due to gravity only
The percolating water does not contain surface active agents
The soil layer does not induce preferential flow

The particulars of these assumptions are described in detail in the model documentation.

Specifications
Version	1.0
Release Date	August 2002
Operating System	Windows, UNIX

Minimum System Requirements

For a Windows installation, a Pentium-like grade processor is needed with at least 100 MHz speed and at least 32 MB of RAM. If your system does not already have the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), version 1.2 or greater, you'll need about 35 MB hard disk space. If you already have the JVM, you'll need only about 2 MB for Virulo itself. Virulo has been tested with the following operating systems:

Windows 95, 98, NT Workstation 4.0, and 2000 Workstation
Apple Mac OS-X
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Solaris versions 7 and 8

It should work without problems just as well on any other system that has a JVM with Swing component capability.

The Virulo model requires a computer system that has the JVM, version 1.2 or greater. If your system does not have the JVM, you may download one of the platform-specific installers for Virulo listed below. They will install a recent version of the JVM on your computer during the Virulo installation. Later, if you choose to uninstall Virulo, the JVM will be removed as well.