Stormwater ponds and biofilters for large urban sites: Modeled arrangements that achieve the phosphorus reduction target for Boston's Charles River, USA

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 850-863

  Hurley, Stephanie E ^a   Forman, Richard T T ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Bioretention; Detention pond; Low Impact Development (LID); Phosphorus; Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL); Urban stormwater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIORETENTION; DETENTION POND; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; URBAN STORMWATER;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION; RIVERS; STORM SEWERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LAKES;

BIOFILTRATION; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POND; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHARLES RIVER; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955572330     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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