Advancing assessment and design of stormwater monitoring programs using a self-organizing map: Characterization of trace metal concentration profiles in stormwater runoff

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4183-4197

  Ki, Seo Jin ^a   Kang, Joo Hyon ^b   Lee, Seung Won ^a   Lee, Yun Seok ^a   Cho, Kyung Hwa ^a   An, Kwang Guk ^c   Kim, Joon Ha ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Effective sample size; Event mean concentration; Self organizing map; Stormwater monitoring programs; Trace metal concentrations; Urban stormwater runoff

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; MONITORING; RAIN; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

EFFECTIVE SAMPLE SIZE; EVENT MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMMES; SAMPLE SIZES; SELF-ORGANIZING-MAPS; STORM WATER RUNOFF; STORMWATER MONITORING; STORMWATER MONITORING PROGRAM; TRACE METAL CONCENTRATION; URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF;

METALS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RAINFALL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; SELF ORGANIZATION; STORMWATER; STREAMWATER; TRACE METAL; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; STORMWATER MONITORING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

SOUTH KOREA; YOUNGSAN RIVER;

EID: 79959784954     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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