Permeable Asphalt: A New Tool to Reduce Road Salt Contamination of Groundwater in Urban Areas

Groundwater

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 237-243

  Dietz, Michael E ^b   Angel, Derek R ^a   Robbins, Gary A ^b   McNaboe, Lukas A ^b  

^a Tighe and Bond   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CALCIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; ROADS AND STREETS; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CHLORIDE CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; PERMEABLE PAVEMENTS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE; UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ALKALI METAL; ASPHALT; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; PAVEMENT; SALT; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

CONNECTICUT; UNITED STATES;

ASPHALT; GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON;

CITY; CONNECTICUT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CITIES; CONNECTICUT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84983800221     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12454     Document Type: Article

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