Evaluating rain gardens as a method to reduce the impact of sewer overflows in sources of drinking water

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 499, Issue , 2014, Pages 238-247

  Autixier, Laurène ^a,b   Mailhot, Alain ^c   Bolduc, Samuel ^c   Madoux Humery, Anne Sophie ^a,b,d   Galarneau, Martine ^e   Prévost, Michèle ^b,d   Dorner, Sarah ^a,b  

^a Chaires de recherche du Canada   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^d Université Laval   (Canada)

^e City of Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Combined sewer overflows; Rain gardens; Source water protection; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC MODELS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; STORMS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; RAIN GARDENS; SOURCE WATER PROTECTION; STORMWATERS;

COMBINED SEWERS;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; WASTE WATER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DRAINAGE BASIN; DRINKING WATER; OVERBANK FLOW; PEAK FLOW; RESUSPENSION; SEWER NETWORK; STORMWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANADA; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW RATE; MANAGEMENT; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWER; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GARDENING; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASTE WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GARDENING; RAIN; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84906925731     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.030     Document Type: Article

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