ABSTRACT
There are two types of simulations depending upon the purpose of the simulation. If we are interested in the dynamics of an animal population exposed to a toxicant over one year or the dynamics of a toxicant taken up by plants throughout a growing season, there is a natural terminating point to the simulation. This type of simulation is deˆned as a terminating simulation. If there is no natural ending point to the simulation, we must make a decision on when to end the nonterminating simulation. Determining the starting point and the termination point will affect the type of output analysis.
