Redefining the stormwater first flush phenomenon

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2487-2498

  Bach, Peter M ^a   McCarthy, David T ^a   Deletic, Ana ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

E. coli; Nitrogen; TSS; Urban runoff; Water quality; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CURRENT DEFINITION; E. COLI; FIRST FLUSH; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTOGRAPHS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; STORMWATERS; TSS; URBAN RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS MANAGEMENT;

NITROGEN;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

DISCHARGE; FLUSHING; NITROGEN; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77950955448     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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