Pollutant Concentrations in Road Runoff: Southeast Queensland Case Study

Drapper, Darren; Tomlinson, Rodger Benson; Williams, Philip L.

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2000)126:4(313)

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“…Huang et al (2007) found that organic matter in road runoff mainly come from vehicle activities. Drapper et al (2000) found that TOC and COD concentrations in asphaltum road runoff were three to five times higher than that of concrete road. Therefore, the asphaltum road is a source of organic contamination.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…The source partition is also a very important issue for pollution control; Sansalone and Buchberger (1997) found that zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) were mainly sourced from vehicle exhaust; Davis et al (2001) found that the most likely source of copper (Cu) was the wear of brake linings and moving engine parts; Huang et al (2007) found that organic matter in road runoff mainly came from vehicle activities; and Drapper et al (2000) found that total organic carbon (TOC) and COD concentration on asphaltum roads were three to five times higher than on concrete roads. Recently, a multivariate technique has been developed for partitioning the source of water pollution.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The temporal changes in road stormwater runoff quality and the implications to first flush control in Chongqing, China

Zhang

Wang

Hou

et al. 2013

Environ Monit Assess

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This study investigates the quality of stormwater runoff from a driveway in the southwest mountainous urban area of Chongqing, China, from 2010 to 2011. The results showed that the mean concentrations of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) were 4.1, 2.4, and 2.2 times the grade V levels of the national surface water standard of China. The pollutant concentration peak preceded or synchronized with the rainfall intensity peak and occurred 10 min after the runoff started. The significant high pollutant concentration in the initial stage of the rainfall suggested that first flush control is necessary, especially for the most polluted constitutes, such as total suspended solids, COD, and TN. Three potential pollution sources were identified: the atmospheric dry and wet deposition (TN, NO 3 − -N, NH 4 + -N, and DCu), the road sediment and materials (total suspended solids, COD, and TP), and the vehicle emissions (DPb and DZn). Therefore, this study indicates that reductions in road sediments and material pollution and dry and wet deposition should be the priority factors for pollution control of road stormwater runoff in mountainous urban areas.

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The temporal changes in road stormwater runoff quality and the implications to first flush control in Chongqing, China

Zhang

Wang

Hou

et al. 2013

Environ Monit Assess

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“…Other reasons may be that too few events were sampled, not capturing the annual variation. As shown by [37,38], a minimum of between 15 and 20 runoff events are necessary to have a statistically representative sample dataset of influent samples, which was not the case for any of the locations in this study. Further, no samples were collected during the winter period due to a dry winter, which could be the reason for no observations of high Cl concentrations.…”

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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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“…Copper (Cu) or zinc roofs (Zn) and metal drainage components, eg gutters and drainpipes, emit very high concentrations of these metals. Very high concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and mineral oil type hydrocarbons (MOTH) have been found in traffic areas (Drapper et al 2000). Concentrations progressively increase in line with traffic intensities.…”

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Development and investigation of a pollution control pit for treatment of stormwater from metal roofs and traffic areas

Dierkes

Göbel

Lohmann

et al. 2006

Water Science and Technology

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Source control by on-site retention and infiltration of stormwater is a sustainable and proven alternative to classical drainage methods. Unfortunately sedimentary particles and pollutants from drained surfaces cause clogging and endanger soil and groundwater during long-term operation of infiltration devices. German water authorities recommend the use of infiltration devices such as swales or swale-trench-systems. Direct infiltration by underground facilities such as pipes, trenches or sinks without pre-treatment of runoff is generally not permitted. Problems occur with runoff from metal roofs, traffic areas and industrial sites. However, due to site limitations, underground systems are often the only feasible option. To overcome this situation, a pollution control pit was developed with a hydrodynamic separator and a multistage filter made of coated porous concrete. The system treats runoff at source and protects soil, groundwater and receiving waterways. Typically, more than 90 % of the pollutants such as sedimentary particles, hydrocarbons and heavy metals can be removed. Filters have been developed to treat even higher polluted stormwater loads from metal roofs and industrial sites. The treatment process is based on sedimentation, filtration, adsorption and chemical precipitation. Sediments are trapped in a special chamber within the pit and can be removed easily. Other pollutants are captured in the concrete filter upstream of the sediment separator chamber. Filters can be easily replaced.

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Pollutant Concentrations in Road Runoff: Southeast Queensland Case Study

Cited by 152 publications

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The temporal changes in road stormwater runoff quality and the implications to first flush control in Chongqing, China

The temporal changes in road stormwater runoff quality and the implications to first flush control in Chongqing, China

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

Development and investigation of a pollution control pit for treatment of stormwater from metal roofs and traffic areas

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