Water-quality performance of a constructed stormwater wetland for all flow conditions

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 385-394

  Wadzuk, Bridget M ^a   Rea, Matthew ^b   Woodruff, Gregg ^c   Flynn, Kelly ^a   Traver, Robert G ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c Langan Engineering and Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Constructed stormwater wetland; Green infrastructure; Nonpoint source pollution; Nutrients; Storm water management

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METALS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

STORMS;

BASEFLOW; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; HEAVY METAL; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79961093719     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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