The effectiveness of street sweepers in removing pollutants from road surfaces in Florida

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1687-1700

  Tobin, Graham A ^a   Brinkmann, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Storm water; Street sweeping; Urban sediment pollution

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANTS;

BRUSHES; CATCHMENTS; HEAVY METALS; ROADS AND STREETS; ROTATING MACHINERY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION;

STREET CLEANING;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; ASPHALT; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLORIDA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PEMPHERIDIDAE;

EID: 0036403103     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120015430     Document Type: Article

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