Estimating Pollutant Mass Accumulation on Highways during Dry Periods
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 9
Abstract
For determining the accumulated pollutant mass on highways, two years of monitoring data were used from eight highway sites in southern California. Buildup over antecedent dry days was calculated from mass washed off from the following storm and retained pollutant mass. Mass accumulation rates were determined for total suspended solids (TSS), chemical oxygen demand (COD), oil and grease, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and total phosphorus, and are reported in . A revised buildup model is proposed using an alternative modeling approach to describe buildup during dry days between storms. The result shows that, between 1 and 10 antecedent dry days, the pollutant mass buildup rates are determined to be for TSS, for COD, and for oil and grease. Buildup rates decline in subsequent periods rates decreased by 79% for TSS, 78% for COD, and 61% less for oil and grease in the following period.
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Acknowledgments
This project was conducted under the Caltrans First Flush Characterization Study. The Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis, Storm Water Management Program, provided most of the funding for this First Flush Study. Their continuous support of the study is greatly acknowledged.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 9 • September 2006
Pages: 985 - 993
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Received: Apr 4, 2005
Accepted: Feb 13, 2006
Published online: Sep 1, 2006
Published in print: Sep 2006
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