Large-scale performance and design for construction activity erosion control best management practices

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1248-1254

  Faucette, L B ^a   Scholl, B ^b   Beighley, R E ^b   Governo, J ^c  

^a Filtrexx International   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Compost Wizard ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DESIGN CRITERION; EROSION CONTROL; GENERAL PERMIT; NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS; PHASE II; SEDIMENT CONTROL; SLOPE ANGLES; SOIL LOSS; STANDARD TEST METHOD; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATER POLLUTION; TEST METHOD; UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION;

COMPOSTING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOILS; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EROSION;

RAIN; STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; SOIL;

EID: 66649107587     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2008.0415     Document Type: Article

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