Characterization and pollutant loading estimation for highway runoff

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 584-592

  Wu, Jy S ^a   Allan, Craig J ^a   Saunders, William L ^a   Evett, Jack B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT LOADING; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS);

HIGHWAY BRIDGES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; ROADSIDES; RUNOFF;

WATER POLLUTION;

RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032123299     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1998)124:7(584)     Document Type: Article

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