Influent pollutant concentrations as predictors of effluent pollutant concentrations for mid-atlantic bioretention

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 790-799

  McNett, J K ^a   Hunt, William F ^a   Davis, Allen P ^b  

^a Box 7625   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement and Removal; Best Management Practice; Biological processes; Bioretention; Removal efficiency; Storm water BMPs; Stormwater management; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIORETENTION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWATERING; EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; STORMS; WATER QUALITY;

EFFLUENTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOREGION; EFFLUENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052857352     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000373     Document Type: Article

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