Critical review of heavy metal pollution of traffic area runoff: Occurrence, influencing factors, and partitioning

Huber, Maximilian; Welker, Antje; Helmreich, Brigitte

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.033

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“…The correlation between pollution level in stormwater runoff and antecedent dry weather period that is often observed [35,36] was weak in this study with R 2 values below 0.4 when using 7-day antecedent rain depths (Table 6) as a measure of dry weather conditions. The lack of significant correlation is ascribed to the character of the catchment with low pollution levels in general.…”

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Controlling Stormwater Quality with Filter Soil—Event and Dry Weather Testing

Cederkvist

Jensen

Ingvertsen³

et al. 2016

Water

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Abstract:The use of filter soil is increasing for control of quality of stormwater runoff prior to infiltration or discharge. This study aimed to gain knowledge about treatment efficacy of filter soils at field scale. Percolate samples from swale-trench systems with filter soil based on agricultural till with/without limestone were monitored for 15 and 9 rain events respectively. Further, two curb extensions with filter soil based on landfill soil were monitored for 10 and 8 events. Pollutant concentrations in percolate were compared to influent samples from the catchment area. Additionally one of the curb extensions was tested twice by adding high-dose synthetic influent containing runoff pollutants of concern. Despite generally low influent pollutant levels, phosphorus, copper, zinc, lead and some polyaromatic hydrocarbons exceeded guiding criteria for protection of groundwater and freshwater. Concentrations in the percolate were in most cases reduced, but phosphorus increased and despite reduced concentrations copper, lead and benzo(a)pyrene still exceeded guiding criteria. Pollutants from the synthetic influent were efficiently retained, except the pesticide MCPA. Filter soil based on landfill soil tended to perform better than agricultural till. No impact of limestone was observed. Overall the filter soils performed well in retaining pollutants, despite simultaneous processes of mobilization and immobilization.

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Controlling Stormwater Quality with Filter Soil—Event and Dry Weather Testing

Cederkvist

Jensen

Ingvertsen³

et al. 2016

Water

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“…Several physical mechanisms control the stormwater quality in critical source areas including pollutant buildup and washoff [3,9]. Contaminants will accumulate on parking lots over time from vehicle traffic and from the continual deposition of atmospheric contaminants.…”

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Effects of Rainfall Intensity and Duration on the First Flush from Parking Lots

Schiff

Tiefenthaler

Bay

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Urban stormwater with large impervious (paved) areas often produces runoff with a variety of contaminants. Although southern California is among the most urbanized coastal areas in the United States, the effect of rainfall variations on washoff efficiency of contaminants from pervious and impervious surfaces is largely unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of varying rainfall intensities and duration on runoff composition from highly impervious parking lots. In order to control the tremendous natural variability in precipitation of the arid climate in southern California, rainfall simulators were used to generate and quantify pollutant washoff at changing intensities and durations. Washoff of suspended solids, total and dissolved trace metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was strongly inversely correlated with rainfall duration. Rainfall intensity only affected washoff at the smallest measured duration; higher intensities produced decreased concentrations. The effect of rainfall duration was a reflection of the first flush observed in pollutographs for every duration and intensity sampled. Peak concentrations, up to an order of magnitude higher than concentrations later in the event, occurred during the first 10 min after the onset of rainfall. Longer simulated storms effectively diluted the first flush.

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“…Especially lead poisoning from vehicle pollution has been addressed internationally by removal of leaded petrol (Maher et al 2008). Metals such as Fe, Cu, Zn are essential components of many alloys, pipe, wire and tyres in motor vehicles and are released into the roadside environment as the result of mechanical abrasion and normal wear and tear (Huber et al 2016).…”

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Assessment of air pollution by toxic elements on petrol stations using moss and lichen bag technique

Demková¹,

Baranová²,

Oboňa³

et al. 2017

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The rapid progress of modern society has significantly increased the level of urbanization followed by transport sector development. An increasing number of vehicles has recently directed research on air pollution originating from traffic rather than from industry (Salo and Mäkinen 2014). A lot of authors studied roadside environment to demonstrate that the traffic contributes significantly to heavy metal pollution (Rossi et al. 2015, Motuzas et al. 2016. It has been reported repeatedly that heavy metal concentrations in soils, waters and air have increased with increasing traffic (Lenkeppa et al. 2015).The petrol stations represent places, where the numbers of cars pass through -stop and start again. Starting a vehicle and the first few minutes of driving generate higher emissions because the emissions-control equipment has not yet reached Three moss (Pleurosium spp., Polytrichum spp., Rhytidiadelphus spp.) and two lichen taxa (Hypogymnia physodes L., Pseudevernia furfuracea L.), were exposed for four weeks in six petrol stations, two consecutive years (2015)(2016), in urban area of the Prešov city (Slovakia), to assess accumulation of selected airborne elements Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. Significantly highest (P < 0.01) ability to accumulate Zn, Ni, Co and Fe was found in Pleurosium spp.; Pseudevernia furfuracea was determined the best accumulator of Hg, whereas Rhytidiadelphus spp. was found as the least suitable for this purpose. No significant differences in heavy metal accumulation between moss and lichen taxonomic group were found. Samples of conifer (used as a moss/lichen bag holder) showed significantly lower content of heavy metals compared to mosses and lichens. Major content of heavy metals trapped in the air around petrol stations, did not originate from the petrol combustion, but predominantly from the car body, which is mechanically disrupted during fuelling. Assessment of air pollution by toxic elements on petrol stations using moss and lichen bag technique

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Critical review of heavy metal pollution of traffic area runoff: Occurrence, influencing factors, and partitioning

Cited by 302 publications

References 135 publications

Controlling Stormwater Quality with Filter Soil—Event and Dry Weather Testing

Controlling Stormwater Quality with Filter Soil—Event and Dry Weather Testing

Effects of Rainfall Intensity and Duration on the First Flush from Parking Lots

Assessment of air pollution by toxic elements on petrol stations using moss and lichen bag technique

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