The influence of design parameters on clogging of stormwater biofilters: A large-scale column study

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 6743-6752

  Le Coustumer, Sébastien ^a,b   Fletcher, Tim D ^a,c   Deletic, Ana ^a   Barraud, Sylvie ^b   Poelsma, Peter ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Bioretention; Clogging; Infiltration; Stormwater; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CATCHMENTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STORMS;

BIOFILTRATIONS; BIORETENTION; CLOGGING; COLUMN STUDY; DESIGN CONDITION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LARGE-SCALES; OPERATING CONDITION; STORMWATERS;

VEGETATION;

STORM WATER;

BIOFILTRATION; CATCHMENT; DESIGN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; SHRUB; STORMWATER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION TYPE; VOLUME;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MELALEUCA; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; VEGETATION;

MELALEUCA;

EID: 84870052853     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.026     Document Type: Article

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