Assessment of Pollutant Loadings and Concentrations in Highway Stormwater Runoff
Assessment of Pollutant Loadings and Concentrations in Highway Stormwater Runoff

Author: Lys M. Little

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13:

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This report presents the final form of the Washington State highway pollutant loading model, incorporating data from the five years of study. It also features a probabilistic analysis of concentration and loading data designed to express the chance of exceeding specific values in a given case. Other topics include further assessment of the toxicity of highway runoff and its causes.

A Review and Evaluation of Literature Pertaining to the Quantity and Control of Pollution from Highway Runoff and Construction
A Review and Evaluation of Literature Pertaining to the Quantity and Control of Pollution from Highway Runoff and Construction

Author: Michael E. Barrett

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780788119491

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Discusses the amounts & types of pollutants derived from vehicles as well as other sources; reports on the pollutants found in highway runoff; the effect of highway runoff on streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, soil water, & groundwater; the important constituents in runoff from construction sites & analyzes the effects on receiving water quality; & the results from studies of source management as well as permanent pollution controls to protect receiving waters from the possible effects of highway runoff. Contains 55 tables & figures.

Evaluation and Management of Highway Runoff Water Quality
Evaluation and Management of Highway Runoff Water Quality

Author: G. Kenneth Young

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13:

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The objective of this manual is to gather and to synthesize the results of past documentation and research on highway stormwater runoff into a single-volume user's manual on water quality impact assessment and mitigation. The manual will be useful to highway designers and environmental professionals by presenting the available and appropriate impact prediction and mitigation tools for use during highway project planning and development activities. The development of this document had three components: a literature search on existing research results and operational findings on highway stormwater runoff that identifies existing water quality impact assessment and mitigation techniques; interviews with highway practitioners concerning the use of research results including maintenance of mitigation measures; and synthesis of the accumulated information into this single-volume, practical guidance manual. This manual is intended to be a self-contained desk reference for highway practitioners. An extensive bibliography is included, and the mathematical nomenclature is unified among the sections.

Urban and Highway Stormwater Pollution
Urban and Highway Stormwater Pollution

Author: Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-03-25

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1439858438

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As the world population grows, already burgeoning cities are becoming taxed in every conceivable way. One topic that receives few headlines, but significantly impacts an area's quality of health and economic development is the challenge to maintain sustainable urban drainage (SUD). Poor drainage can hamper transportation, add to problems of polluti

Controlling Highway Runoff Pollution in Drinking Water Supply Reservoir Watersheds
Controlling Highway Runoff Pollution in Drinking Water Supply Reservoir Watersheds

Author: Shaw L. Yu

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This study evaluated the effectiveness of an innovative stormwater best management practice in treating highway runoff and protecting the integrity of the drinking water reservoir in Warrenton, Virginia. The research focused on the use of a biodetention pond, which combines the concepts of detention ponds and bioretention in an attempt to provide higher overall pollutant removal. Storm event and background concentrations were all within or below the expected range for highway runoff pollutants and below Virginia's ambient maximum contamination levels for drinking water. The majority of the pollutant removal efficiencies were below values reported in the literature for well-designed wet/dry detention ponds and bioretention areas. Concentration comparisons for one storm event indicated serious problems with sediment re-suspension or short-circuiting in the biodetention facility. Design recommendations are made to potentially improve pollutant removal in the biodetention facility, and design guidelines are offered for future biodetention pond construction. In spite of pond short-circuiting and re-suspension, the study concludes that the biodetention pond adequately protects the integrity of the Warrenton Reservoir and is an innovative alternative for treating stormwater runoff.