Impacts of using rainwater tanks on stormwater harvesting and runoff quality

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 324-329

  Khastagir, A ^a   Jayasuriya, L N N ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

MUSIC model; Rainwater tank; Stormwater harvesting; Surface runoff quality; Water sensitive urban design

Indexed keywords

MUSIC MODEL; RAINWATER TANK; STORMWATERS; SURFACE RUNOFF QUALITY; WATER SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGN;

DESIGN; HARVESTING; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

DROUGHT; LOADING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; URBAN DESIGN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAUNDRY; MODEL; SANITATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TANK; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77957965928     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.283     Document Type: Article

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