Storm Water Runoff Mitigation Using a Green Roof

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 407-418

  Bliss, Daniel J ^a   Neufeld, Ronald D ^b   Ries, Robert J ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

combined sewer overflow; green roofs; peak flow; storm water runoff mitigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016866118     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0186     Document Type: Article

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