Relationship between Urban Runoff Pollutant and Catchment Characteristics
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Abstract
Much research has been done to determine levels of contamination in runoff from urban and rural catchment areas. Some authors compare their results with other authors or look for relationships between the variations of pollutant concentration and the catchment characteristics, but they seldom focus on determining the statistical significance of their results. This paper presents a review of 37 papers selected from a total of 169 papers consulted about runoff-water quality throughout the world (America, Asia, and Europe). The results presented in these 37 papers have been reviewed and statistically analyzed to evaluate the influence of catchment-area characteristics (location, size, average daily traffic, and type of land use) on the storm water runoff pollution. For the cases studied, most of the results about the polluting agents studied are comparable and no important element of the catchment characteristics had significant influence on the pollutants’ concentration.
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Acknowledgments
This paper was possible thanks to the research project entitled “Development of New Systems of in-Situ Reception, Pre-Treatment and Treatment of Water Contaminated by Hydrocarbons from Urban Runoff in Car Parks with Impermeable Pavements (TRAPI)” (CTM2006 00310/TECNO) carried out by the Construction Technology Research Group (GITECO) of the University of Cantabria, with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, as a part of the “Projects of Scientific Research and Technological Development” program.
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Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 139 • Issue 10 • October 2013
Pages: 833 - 840
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Received: Apr 17, 2012
Accepted: Apr 1, 2013
Published online: Apr 3, 2013
Discussion open until: Sep 3, 2013
Published in print: Oct 1, 2013
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