Effectiveness of polyacrylamide (PAM) in improving runoff water quality from construction sites

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-66

  Soupir, Michelle L ^a   Mostaghimi, Saied ^c   Masters, Amanda ^a   Flahive, Katherine A ^a   Vaughan, David H ^a   Mendez, Aida ^a   McClellan, Phillip W ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MapTech Inc   (United States)

^c 311 Seitz Hall ^*

Author keywords

Construction site erosion; Erosion; Erosion control; Hydroseed; Nonpoint source pollution; PAM; Polyacrylamide; Straw mulch

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; FERTILIZERS; LOADING; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYACRYLATES; POLYAMIDES; RAIN;

EROSION CONTROL METHODS; POLYACRYLAMIDE (PAM); RAINFALL SIMULATORS;

WATER QUALITY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EROSION CONTROL; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 1842579945     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb01009.x     Document Type: Article

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