Urban stormwater treatment using bioretention

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 397, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 167-174

  Trowsdale, Sam A ^a   Simcock, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Bioretention; Raingarden; Runoff; Stormwater BMP; Urban stormwater

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOWS; BIORETENTION; ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HIGH PERMEABILITY; HYDROCHEMICALS; HYDROGRAPHS; IMPERVIOUS SURFACE; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; METAL REMOVAL; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PEAK FLOWS; RAINGARDEN; RECEIVING WATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOIL PHYSICS; SOURCE AND SINK; STORMWATERS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; URBAN STORMWATER; ZINC CONCENTRATION;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; REMOVAL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; ZINC;

RUNOFF;

BIOFILTRATION; COPPER; HYDROGRAPH; MITIGATION; PEAK FLOW; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; ROAD; RUNOFF; SOIL POLLUTION; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; URBAN REGION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

EID: 78651376171     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.023     Document Type: Article

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