Pollutant characteristics on roof surfaces for evaluation as a stormwater harvesting catchment

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 205-211

  Miguntanna, N S ^a   Egodawatta, P ^a   Goonetilleke, A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rainwater harvesting; Roof runoff; Stormwater pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052822837     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1886     Document Type: Article

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