Review of operation of urban drainage systems in cold weather: Water quality considerations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Marsalek, Jiri ^a   Oberts, G ^b   Exall, K ^a   Viklander, M ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Emmons and Olivier Resources Inc   (United States)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Urban snowmelt; Water quality; Winter runoff

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOASSAY; CATCHMENTS; COLD EFFECTS; COMPOSITION; DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROPHOBICITY; ICE; OCEAN HABITATS; RUNOFF; SNOW; TOXICITY; TRACE ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

SNOWMELT;

WATER QUALITY;

CHLORIDE; TRACE METAL;

COLD REGION; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLD CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PLANT; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

EID: 0347355214     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0481     Document Type: Conference Paper

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