Suspended solids in and turbidity of runoff from green roofs

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 179-193

  Morgan, Susan ^a   Alyaseri, Isam ^a   Retzlaff, William ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Green roof; Stormwater; Suspended solids; Turbidity; Vegetated roof; Water quality

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT; SEWAGE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANTS; RAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79961058819     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.568547     Document Type: Article

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