Characteristics of snowmelt runoff from highways in the Tahoe basin and treatment investigations for improving runoff quality

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1890, 2004, Pages 112-122

  Kayhanian, Masoud ^a   Regenmorter, Louis C ^b   Tsay, Kuen ^c  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b CDM SMITH   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; SURFACE WATERS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

POLLUTANTS; SANDTRAPS; SNOWMELT; SURFACE DISCHARGE;

SNOW;

EID: 15544366562     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1890-14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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