An evaluation of the toxicity of accumulated sediments in forebays of stormwater wetlands and wetponds

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 218, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 529-538

  McNett, Jacquelyn K ^a   Hunt, William F ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Forebays; Land application; Sediment; Stormwater wetlands; Stormwater wetponds; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS; FACTORS OF SAFETIES; FOREBAYS; LAND APPLICATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL TOXICITY; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTLET STRUCTURES; SEDIMENT REMOVAL; SPATIAL COMPARISON; STORAGE VOLUMES; STORM EVENTS; STORMWATERS; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATERBODIES; WETLAND OUTLETS;

BIOSOLIDS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; STORM WATER; ZINC;

BIOSOLID; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LAND USE; LEAD; NICKEL; POND; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; STORMWATER; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; ECOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LAND USE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT FOREBAY; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WETLAND;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053574097     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0665-9     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC): Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand. (2000). Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality: volume 2-Aquatic Ecosystems-Rationale and Background Information. http://www.mincos.gov.au/publications/australian-and-new-zealand-guidelines-for- fresh-and-marine-water-quality/volume-2
2. Buchman (2008). NOAA Screening Quick Reference Tables, NOAA OF&R Report 08-1, Seattle WA, Office of Response and Restoration Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 34 pages.
3. Burton, G. (1992). Assessing contaminated aquatic sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 26(10), 1862.
4. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. 2001. Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines. http://www.elaw.org/system/files/sediment- summary-table.pdf
5. Councell, T., Duckenfield, K., Landa, E., & Callender, E. (2004). Tire-wear particles as a source of zinc to the environment. Environmental Science & Technology, 38(15), 4206-4214. (Pubitemid 39014206)
6. Crowe, A., Quintin, R., Exall, K., & Marsalek, J. (2007). Controlling urban stormwater pollution by constructed wetlands: A Canadian perspective. International Journal of Water, 3(3), 214-230.
7. Davis, A., Shokouhian, M., & Ni, S. (2001). Loading estimates of lead, copper, cadmium, and zinc in urban runoff from specific sources. Chemosphere, 44(5), 997-1009. (Pubitemid 32728976)
8. Gee, G. W., & Bauder, J. W. (1986). Methods of soil analysis, part 1. Physical and mineralogical methods-Agronomy Monograph no 9 (2nd ed.). Madison: American Society of Agronomy.
9. Graham, E., & Lei, J. (2000). Stormwater management ponds and wetlands sediment maintenance. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 35(3), 525-539. (Pubitemid 30656807)
10. Hardy, D., Myers, J., and Stokes, C. (2008) "Heavy metals in North Carolina soils, occurrence and significance." North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Agronomic Division. Raleigh, NC. http://www.ncagr.gov/agronomi/pdffiles/hmetals.pdf
11. Hathaway, J. M., & Hunt, W. F. (2010). An evaluation of stormwater wetlands in series in Piedmont, North Carolina. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 136(1), 140-146.
12. Heal, K., Hepburn, D., & Lunn, R. (2006). Sediment management in sustainable urban drainage system ponds. Water Science and Technology, 53(10), 219-227. (Pubitemid 43970875)
13. Hsieh, C, & Davis, A. P. (2005). Evaluation and optimization of bioretention media for treatment of urban storm water runoff. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 131(11), 1521-1531. (Pubitemid 41568925)
14. Hunt, W. F., Jarrett, A. R., Smith, J. T., & Sharkey, L. J. (2006). Evaluating bioretention hydrology and nutrient removal at three field sites in North Carolina. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 132(6), 600-608. (Pubitemid 44768358)
15. Johnson, J. 2007. "Evaluation of stormwater wetland and wet pond forebay design and stormwater wetland pollutant removal efficiency." M. S. thesis. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
16. Lau, S., & Stenstrom, M. (2005). Metals and PAHs adsorbed to street particles. Water Research, 39(17), 4083-4092.
17. Lee, J. H., Bang, K., Ketchum, L., Choe, J., & Yu, M. (2002). First flush analysis of urban storm runoff. The Science of the Total Environment, 293(1), 163-175. (Pubitemid 34586838)
18. Li, H., & Davis, A. (2008). Heavy metal capture and accumulation in bioretention media. Environmental Science & Technology, 42(14), 5247-5253.
19. Liebens, J. (2002). Heavy metal contamination of sediments in stormwater management systems: The effect of land use, particle size, and age. Environmental Geology, 41(3-4), 341-351. (Pubitemid 44896983)
20. Marsalek, J., & Marsalek, P. (1997). Characteristics of sediments from a stormwater management pond. Water Science and Technology, 36(8-9), 117-122. (Pubitemid 28004702)
21. NOAA. (1999). Sediment Quality Guidelines developed for the National Status and Trends Program. http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book-shelf/121- sedi-qual-guide.pdf
22. Obarska-Pempkowiak, H., & Klimkowska, K. (1999). Distribution of nutrients and heavy metals in a constructed wetland system. Chemosphere, 39(2), 303-312. (Pubitemid 29261554)
23. OMOE, Ontario Ministry of the Environment. (2003). Stormwater management practices, planning, and design manual. Toronto, Canada. http://www.ene.gov.on. ca/envision/gp/4329e-preface.pdf
24. Polta, R (2004). A survey of regulations used to control the use and disposal of stormwater pond sediments in the United States and Canada. Metropolitan Council Environmental Services: EQA Report 04-542 (accessed 11/25/2008).
25. Scarborough, R. W. and Mensinger, M. G. 2005. Evaluation of the storm water sediment control forebay at Anchorage Canal, South Bethany, DE. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Soil and Water Conservation Delaware Coastal Programs. Submitted to: Delaware Department of Transportation. Dover, DE. http://www.deldot.gov/stormwater/pdfs/ SouthBethanyForebayMonitoringReport.pdf (accessed 2-10-10)
26. Sonon, L. and Gaskin, J. (2009). Metal concentration standards for land application of biosolids and other by-products in Georgia. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Cooperative Extension, Bulletin 1353. http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1353/B1353. htmla (last accessed 4/216/09).
27. State of Minnesota Stormwater Advisory Group. 1997. "Stormwater and wetlands: planning and evaluation, guidelines for addressing potential impacts of urban storm-water and snow-melt runoff on wetlands." http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/reports/wq-strm1-07.pdf (accessed 2-10-10).
28. Urbonas, B. R. (1995). Recommended parameters to report with BMP monitoring data. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 121(1), 23-24.
29. USEPA. (1983). Results of Nationwide Urban Runoff Program, Volume 1-Final Report. WH-554, Washington D. C.
30. USEPA, (1996). Method 3050B: Acid digestion of sediments, sludges, and soils: revision 2. http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/3050b. pdf, last accessed 1/18/10
31. Van Loon, G., Anderson, B. C., Watt, W. E., & Marsalek, J. (2000). Characterizing stormwater Sediments for ecotoxic risk. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, 35(3), 341-364. (Pubitemid 30656801)