Stormwater harvesting for irrigation purposes: An investigation of chemical quality of water recycled in pervious pavement system

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 246-256

  Nnadi, Ernest O ^a   Newman, Alan P ^a   Coupe, Stephen J ^a   Mbanaso, Fredrick U ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Pervious pavements; Stormwater; Water quality; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; HYDROCARBON; LUBRICATING AGENT; POLYMER; RAIN; STORM WATER; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; PAVEMENT; RECYCLING; STANDARD (REGULATION); STORMWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEACHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER STANDARD; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CITIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; HYDROCARBONS; METALS, HEAVY; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; RECYCLING; SODIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84908346998     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.08.020     Document Type: Article

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