A field evaluation of rain garden flow and pollutant treatment

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 123-138

  Dietz, Michael E ^a   Clausen, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioretention; Nutrients; Rain garden; Roof runoff; Stormwater; Urban

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

BIORETENTION; NUTRIENTS; RAIN GARDENS; ROOF RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBAN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

AMMONIA; COPPER; LEAD; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLATINUM; RAIN; STORM WATER; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STORMWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ELECTRODE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 27144435820     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-8266-8     Document Type: Article

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