The Influence of Green Roofs on Runoff Water Quality: A Case Study from Estonia

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3699-3713

  Teemusk, Alar ^a   Mander, Ülo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Extensive green roof; LWA; Nutrients; Runoff water quality; Sod roof

Indexed keywords

ESTONIA; GREEN ROOF; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; LWA; PH VALUE; RUNOFF QUALITY; RUNOFF WATER; SALT CONCENTRATION; SOD ROOF; SPRING-IN; SUBSTRATE LAYERS;

NUTRIENTS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ROOFS;

AGGREGATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH; ROOF; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ESTONIA;

EID: 80255124816     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9877-z     Document Type: Article

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