Soil amendments for heavy metals removal from stormwater runoff discharging to environmentally sensitive areas

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 529, Issue , 2015, Pages 1478-1487

  Trenouth, William R ^a   Gharabaghi, Bahram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Filtration; Heavy metals; Soil column; Urban stormwater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BLAST FURNACES; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAL MINES; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; METALS; POTABLE WATER; RUNOFF; SLAGS; SOILS; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BREAK THROUGH CURVE; DRINKING-WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS; FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HEAVY METALS REMOVALS; SOIL COLUMN; URBAN STORMWATER; URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF;

SYNTHETIC METALS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; FILTRATION; HEAVY METAL; INSTRUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL COLUMN; STORMWATER; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84945484402     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.08.034     Document Type: Article

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