An impact assessment methodology for urban surface runoff quality following best practice treatment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 416, Issue , 2012, Pages 172-179

  Ellis, J Bryan ^a   Revitt, D Michael ^a   Lundy, Lian ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact assessment; Sustainable drainage systems (SUDS); Water pollution mitigation

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; POLLUTION INDEX; RECEIVING WATER QUALITY; RISK MITIGATION; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE; SURFACE AREA; SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; URBAN SURFACES; WATER POLLUTION MITIGATION;

DRAINAGE; FLOOD CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLLUTION; RATING; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

RUNOFF;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GIS; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84856236226     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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