Influence of Critical Bioretention Design Factors and Projected Increases in Precipitation due to Climate Change on Roadside Bioretention Performance
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 144, Issue 9
Abstract
This research assessed how design factors (i.e., soil media and vegetative composition) influenced flow rates and pollutant mass removal in eight roadside bioretention systems under simulated increases in precipitation due to climate change. Labile and nonlabile nitrogen and phosphorus (N and P) mass and total suspended solids (TSS) removal was evaluated on an equal volume basis. Results confirm that bioretention systems are a useful tool for increasing local climate change resiliency; peak flow rates and volumes were significantly reduced in all treatments. Water quality performance was highly dependent on the design factors. Sorbtive Media was found to significantly enhance soluble reactive phosphorus removal, which was exported in the conventional media treatments. Labile and nonlabile pollutant retention in the two-species plant palette was higher than in the seven-species palette. This was attributed to the deep, fibrous rooted systems of the Panicum virgatum. Nonlabile pollutant constituents (i.e., TSS and nonlabile N and P) were well retained in all treatments, yet the labile N and P in the compost amended soil media (60% sand and 40% compost) were found to exceed the mass loads in incoming stormwater.
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Acknowledgments
This research was funded by the University of Vermont’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lake Champlain Sea Grant (Award No. NA10OAR4170063), and the Lintilhac Foundation. Decagon 5TE Water Content, EC and Temperature Sensors were donated by Decagon Devices (GA Harris ResearchInstrumentation Fellowship). Summer research interns (Lucas Jackson, Anna Levine, Jaclyn Guz, Luke Perry, Iliansherry Santiago) were supported by Vermont EPSCoR. Monitoring equipment was generously loaned to us by James Shanley, Jeffrey Hughes, and Don Ross. The authors gratefully acknowledge Don Ross, Arne Bomblies, Joel Tilley, Paliza Shrestha, Thomas Wippick, Katie Bonser, Matt Gargiulo, Chloe Coggins, Monica Johnson, Adam Fogg, Aya AL-Namee, and Simon Cording for their contributions to this research.
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