Comparison of heavy metal loads in stormwater runoff from major and minor urban roads using pollutant yield rating curves |
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Authors: | Brett Davis Gavin Birch |
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Institution: | School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia |
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Abstract: | Trace metal export by stormwater runoff from a major road and local street in urban Sydney, Australia, is compared using pollutant yield rating curves derived from intensive sampling data. The event loads of copper, lead and zinc are well approximated by logarithmic relationships with respect to total event discharge owing to the reliable appearance of a first flush in pollutant mass loading from urban roads. Comparisons of the yield rating curves for these three metals show that copper and zinc export rates from the local street are comparable with that of the major road, while lead export from the local street is much higher, despite a 45-fold difference in traffic volume. The yield rating curve approach allows problematic environmental data to be presented in a simple yet meaningful manner with less information loss. |
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Keywords: | Roads Runoff Stormwater Pollution First flush Heavy metals Pollutant loads |
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