Road salt influence on pollutant releases from melting urban snow

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-161

  Reinosdotter, Karin ^a   Viklander, Maria ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chloride; De icing salt; Heavy metals; Snow quality; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; MELTING; POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SNOW; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL;

CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; DEICING SALTS; DISSOLVED METALS; PARTICULATE-BOUND METALS; POLLUTANT RELEASE; SNOW QUALITY; SNOWMELT;

PILES;

CHLORIDE; HEAVY METAL; MELTING; MELTWATER; SALT; SNOWMELT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 49049093214     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2007.019     Document Type: Article

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