Manual Aloha

The CAMEO Software System
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ALOHA
USER'S MANUAL
February 2007

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ETerms and Conditions for ALOHA®
The recipient of the ALOHA software and documentation agrees to the following guidelines and restrictions:

Use and Distribution Restrictions
ALOHA is available at no charge to those organizations and individuals (recipients) responsible for the safe handling of chemicals. Certain physical property data and equation coefficients contained in ALOHA have been suppliedby, and are the property of the Design Institute for Physical Properties (DIPPR®). DIPPR data shall not be duplicated by the recipient without written permission from DIPPR. Additionally, ALOHA contains other copyrighted information including ERPGs published by the American Industrial Hygiene Association and AEGLs published by the National Advisory Committee for AEGLs. The recipient shall honorall disclaimers and other limits of liability associated with those organizations that have provided data in the compilation of the ALOHA chemical database.

Limitation of Liability
The United States Government has used its best efforts to incorporate accurate and complete data into ALOHA. Nevertheless, the United States Government does not warrant accuracy or completeness, is not responsiblefor errors and omissions, and is not liable for any direct, indirect, or consequential damages flowing from the recipient's use of ALOHA. The ALOHA software is being distributed "as is" and the United States Government does not make any warranty claims, either express or implied, with respect to the ALOHA software, its quality, accuracy, completeness, performance, merchantability, or fitness for anyintended purpose.

Indemnification
Non-governmental recipients shall indemnify and save harmless the United States and its agents and employees against any and all loss, damage, claim, or liability whatsoever, due to personal injury or death, or damage to property of others directly or indirectly due to the use of ALOHA by the recipient, or any other act or omission of the recipient,including failure to comply with the provisions of these terms and conditions.

Editing
Any unauthorized editing or alteration of ALOHA chemical data or information provided by the United States Government will result in the termination of the agreement between recipient and the United States Government. Upon receipt of notice of termination, the recipient shall immediately return all ALOHA informationto EPA/NOAA, including all documents and all copies of software containing ALOHA information.

Maintenance
Recipients should keep EPA/NOAA informed of any changes to their contact information. This information is necessary so that the United States Government may notify users of any ALOHA program changes or if updated information becomes available.

Trademarks
CAMEO®, ALOHA®, and MARPLOT®are registered trademarks of the United States Government.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Welcome to ALOHA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About ALOHA ..................................................................................................................11 Program purpose....................................................................................................11 Basic program organization ...................................................................................11 ALOHA's menu bar ...............................................................................................13 Getting help............................................................................................................14 In...