Sedimentation basin performance at highway construction sites

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 838-849

  Kalainesan, Sujaya ^a   Neufeld, Ronald D ^a   Quimpo, Rafael ^a   Yodnane, Precha ^b  

^a PA 15260   (United States)

^b GAI Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Erosion and sedimentation control; Sedimentation basins; Storm water

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; EROSION; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION; STORMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER QUALITY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTISE; CONSTRUCTION SITES; EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION; EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; PERFORMANCE; SEDIMENT REMOVAL; STORMWATERS; TOTAL IRONS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHATE; RAIN; SULFATE;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EROSION CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SEEPAGE; STORMWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HIGHWAY; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENTATION BASIN; SOIL EROSION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56249094550     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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