FIELD-SCALE OPTIMIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A RECYCLED-MATERIALS BASED STORMWATER TREATMENT TECHNIQUE

dc.contributor.advisorDavis, Allen Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorGleason, David Jacoben_US
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-10T05:34:50Z
dc.date.available2013-10-10T05:34:50Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research project evaluates and enhances a novel stormwater control measure for heavy metals called the Biomat. The water quality effects of Biomat treatment on a field scale were examined. Dissolved Pb and Cu were major contaminants, found in roof runoff at mean values of 2.7 mg/L Pb and 0.8 mg/L Cu at the research site. Biomat treatment reduced concentrations to mean values of 30 mcg/L Pb and 13 mcg/L Cu. Results indicate that an approximate steady-state concentration was reached for dissolved metals. This concentration appears to result from equilibrium between native metals on the media and metals dissolved in stormwater. Water quality results from a second site where influent metals concentrations were significantly lower (mean influent Pb at 15 mcg/L, Cu at 9 mcg/L) supported this hypothesis. Further water quality improvement was achieved with an additional aluminum-based water treatment residual and sand media, focusing on phosphorous.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14656
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledWater resources managementen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledbyproducten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcopperen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledleaden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmetal removalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrollednutrient removalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledstormwateren_US
dc.titleFIELD-SCALE OPTIMIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A RECYCLED-MATERIALS BASED STORMWATER TREATMENT TECHNIQUEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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