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Nitrate and Phosphate Removal through Enhanced Bioretention Media: Mesocosm Study
Bioretention is an evolving type of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) designed to attenuate peak flows, reduce stormwater volume, and treat stormwater. This article examines the capabilities of a bioretention soil mixture of sand and compost enhanced with aluminum‐based drinking water treatment residuals to reduce nutrients from stormwater runoff. Columns with and without a saturation zone and vegetation were compared to examine their role in removing nitrate and ortho‐phosphate from stormwater. Results show that utilization of a saturation zone can significantly reduce nitrate in effluent water (71% compared to 33% without a saturated zone), even in a newly constructed system. However, ortho‐phosphate reduction was significantly better in the columns without a saturated zone (80%) compared to columns with (67%). Plants did not significantly improve removal. This suggests amendments such as aluminum‐based water treatment residuals for phosphorus removal and a saturation zone for nitrogen removal are needed during the initial establishment period.
Nitrate and Phosphate Removal through Enhanced Bioretention Media: Mesocosm Study
Bioretention is an evolving type of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) designed to attenuate peak flows, reduce stormwater volume, and treat stormwater. This article examines the capabilities of a bioretention soil mixture of sand and compost enhanced with aluminum‐based drinking water treatment residuals to reduce nutrients from stormwater runoff. Columns with and without a saturation zone and vegetation were compared to examine their role in removing nitrate and ortho‐phosphate from stormwater. Results show that utilization of a saturation zone can significantly reduce nitrate in effluent water (71% compared to 33% without a saturated zone), even in a newly constructed system. However, ortho‐phosphate reduction was significantly better in the columns without a saturated zone (80%) compared to columns with (67%). Plants did not significantly improve removal. This suggests amendments such as aluminum‐based water treatment residuals for phosphorus removal and a saturation zone for nitrogen removal are needed during the initial establishment period.
Nitrate and Phosphate Removal through Enhanced Bioretention Media: Mesocosm Study
Palmer, Eric T. (author) / Poor, Cara J. (author) / Hinman, Curtis (author) / Stark, John D. (author)
Water Environment Research ; 85 ; 823-832
2013-09-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2017
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| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2008