Transport and Distribution of Particulate Matter Phosphorus Fractions in Rainfall-Runoff from Roadway Source Areas
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 136, Issue 11
Abstract
During runoff transport, phosphorus (P) partitions between dissolved and particulate matter (PM) phases. PM-based P distributes across the particle-size distribution (PSD). This study investigates the transport and distribution for P and PM in runoff from a fully paved highway watershed in Baton Rouge, La. Eight events with discrete manual runoff sampling are studied. PSDs are modeled with a cumulative gamma distribution and PM-based P distributions are modeled with a Freundlich-type power law. P and PM fractions examined are dissolved, suspended, settleable, and sediment. Measured mass transport of these fractions is modeled based on flow-limited (zero-order) or mass-limited (first-order) delivery. Results demonstrate that transport of each fraction can be represented by these limiting categories, but fractions illustrate differing elution rates during the same event. Event-based signatures for PM or P are controlled by the fraction that dominates the transported mass. Even for small source area catchments such as roadways without complex flow patterns, where first-order transport should dominate, transport of P and PM fractions is not consistently first-order; exceptions are mainly dissolved and suspended fractions. A water quality volume (WQV) for 25 mm of runoff resulted in 100% capture for all fractions of seven events and significant bypass for all fractions of a single event with a 1-year return frequency. By contrast, a WQV of 5 mm of runoff resulted in significant bypass for most fractions for seven events and 100% capture for the single event of the lowest runoff volume.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 136 • Issue 11 • November 2010
Pages: 1197 - 1205
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Received: Feb 14, 2009
Accepted: May 3, 2010
Published online: May 11, 2010
Published in print: Nov 2010
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