Evaluation of leaf removal as a means to reduce nutrient concentrations and loads in urban stormwater

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 571, Issue , 2016, Pages 124-133

  Selbig, William R ^a  

^a WISCONSIN WATER SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf litter; Nitrogen; Organic detritus; Phosphorus; Street cleaning

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; STORMS;

DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; LEAF LITTER; MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANIC DETRITUS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; PRECIPITATION EVENTS;

STREET CLEANING;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STORM WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETRITUS; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; STORMWATER;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FALLING; LEAF LITTER; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNOFF; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84979503627     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.003     Document Type: Article

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