Characteristics of suspended solids, microorganisms, and chemical water quality in event-based stormwater runoff from an urban residential area

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2333-2345

  He, Jianxun ^a   Valeo, Caterina ^a   Chu, Angus ^a   Neumann, Norman F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Event mean concentration; First flush; Loading; Microorganisms; Stormwater runoff quality; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; LOADING; MICROORGANISMS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; WATER QUALITY;

EVENT MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; FIRST FLUSH; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; STORM WATER RUNOFF; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

STORMS;

RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROORGANISM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WATER QUALITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FLOW RATE; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEWAGE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79952266625     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143010X12681059117058     Document Type: Article

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