Stormwater runoff and export changes with development in a traditional and low impact subdivision

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-566

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

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Export; Impervious; Low impact development; Nonpoint pollution; Stormwater runoff

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STORM WATER;

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WATERSHED;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; HOUSING; PRECIPITATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VOLUMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

EID: 43049178081     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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