Can green roof act as a sink for contaminants? A methodological study to evaluate runoff quality from green roofs

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 194, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-129

  Vijayaraghavan, K ^a   Joshi, Umid Man ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Biosorption; Green roofs; Metals; Runoff quality; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; METAL IONS; METALS; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

CRUSHED BRICKS; GREEN ROOF; GREEN ROOF SUBSTRATES; METAL ION CONCENTRATION; METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; RUNOFF QUALITY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

ROOFS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RAIN; RUNOFF; SODIUM; ZINC; METAL; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METAL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; GREEN ROOF; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; PORTULACA GRANDIFLORA; VEGETATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; RAIN; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84905682298     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.07.021     Document Type: Article

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