Suspended sediment removal by vegetative filter strip treating highway runoff

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

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1637-1649

  Han, Jun ^a   Wu, Jy S ^a   Allan, Craig ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

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

Author keywords

BMP; Highway runoff; Suspended sediment; Vegetative filter strip

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; INFILTRATION; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; STRIP METAL; VEGETATION; WATER;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP); FILTER STRIP LENGTH; TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENT (TSS); VEGETATIVE FILTER STRIPS (VFS);

RUNOFF;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; FILTER; FLOW RATE; HIGHWAY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; LAND DRAINAGE; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POLLUTANT; SIMULATION; SOIL PROPERTY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FILTRATION; PLANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 20844448244     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-200060683     Document Type: Article

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