Heavy metal concentrations and toxicity in water and sediment from stormwater ponds and sedimentation tanks

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 612-618

  Karlsson, Kristin ^a   Viklander, Maria ^a   Scholes, Lian ^b   Revitt, Mike ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Stormwater; Toxicity; Treatment facilities; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; FINE PARTICLES; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; IN-LINE; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SEDIMENTATION TANK; STORMWATER; STORMWATER POND; STORMWATERS; TOXIC RESPONSE; TRAFFIC INTENSITY; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER PHASE; WATER SAMPLES;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY WATER; LAKES; LEAD; METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; STORM SEWERS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POND; SEDIMENTATION; STORMWATER; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL POISONING; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POND; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TOXICITY TESTING; TURBIDITY; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 77951498113     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.129     Document Type: Article

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