Sediment assessment of stormwater retention ponds within the urban environment of Calgary, Canada

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-91

  Westerbeek Vopicka, Krista ^a  

^a The City of Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Disposal; Heavy metals; Hydrocarbons; Retention pond; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCARBONS; IMPURITIES; LAND USE; PONDS; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

CANADIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBON FRACTION; RETENTION POND; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; STORMWATER RETENTION; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

LAKES;

ADSORPTION; CATCHMENT; COPPER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROCARBON; LAND USE; LANDFILL; LEAD; POND; RETENTION; SALT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA;

ACHLYS TRIPHYLLA;

EID: 77951534791     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2009.009     Document Type: Article

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