PATRIOT: A Methodology and Decision Support System for Evaluating the LeachingPotential of Pesticides

摘要

The Pesticide Assessment Tool for Rating Investigations of Transport (PATRIOT) isa methodology for providing rapid analyses of groundwater vulnerability to pesticides on a regional, state, or local level. The PATRIOT software package integrates, in a personal computer environment, a tool that enables scientifically sound analysis of pesticide leaching potential with the data needed to use the tool for area-specific analyses anywhere in the conterminous United States. PATRIOT is comprised of (1) a chemical fate and transport model (PRZM-2), (2) a comprehensive database, (3) an interface that allows the user to explore the database and select the data appropritate to characterize local environmental factors and pesticide application scenarios, (4) a directed sequence of interaction that guides the user in providing all the necessary information to perform alternative model analyses, and (5) effective, user-selected methods of summarizing and visualizing model results.