Particle size distribution variance in untreated urban runoff and its implication on treatment selection

Water Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 337-345

  Charters, Frances J ^a   Cochrane, Thomas A ^a   O'Sullivan, Aisling D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b PATTLE DELAMORE PARTNERS LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Rainfall characteristics; Sediment; Stormwater treatment; Treatment performance; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONCRETES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; RAIN; ROADS AND STREETS; ROOFS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COPPER ROOFS; PARTICLES-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN EVENTS; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; STORMWATER TREATMENT; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; URBAN RUNOFF; URBAN SURFACES;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CONCRETE; COPPER; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LITERATURE REVIEW; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMWATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICLE SIZE; RAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84941006045     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.029     Document Type: Article

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