A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Yard Waste Compost as a Stormwater Protection Treatment for Construction Sites
Runoff water quality improvement from three yard waste compost erosion control treatments were compared with two conventional treatments and an untreated control on plots of 3:1 slope during two growing seasons, using natural events and simulated rainfall. Runoff volume, suspended solids, nutrients, biomass, turf shear strength, and turfgrass color scale were monitored. The most effective compost treatment, a 5‐cm thick blown compost blanket, produced 12.7 times less runoff and 9.8 times less sediment load than a straw mat and silt fence treatment. The compost treatments generated eight times more biomass than the straw mat treatments. Root development was significantly better on the compost treatments based on turf shear strength measurements. Tilled‐in compost was not as effective as a compost blanket at reducing sediment loss, particularly before the establishment of grass on the plot. The cost of compost treatments was similar to that of straw mat with silt fence treatments.
Yard Waste Compost as a Stormwater Protection Treatment for Construction Sites
Runoff water quality improvement from three yard waste compost erosion control treatments were compared with two conventional treatments and an untreated control on plots of 3:1 slope during two growing seasons, using natural events and simulated rainfall. Runoff volume, suspended solids, nutrients, biomass, turf shear strength, and turfgrass color scale were monitored. The most effective compost treatment, a 5‐cm thick blown compost blanket, produced 12.7 times less runoff and 9.8 times less sediment load than a straw mat and silt fence treatment. The compost treatments generated eight times more biomass than the straw mat treatments. Root development was significantly better on the compost treatments based on turf shear strength measurements. Tilled‐in compost was not as effective as a compost blanket at reducing sediment loss, particularly before the establishment of grass on the plot. The cost of compost treatments was similar to that of straw mat with silt fence treatments.
Yard Waste Compost as a Stormwater Protection Treatment for Construction Sites
Reinsch, Craig T. (author) / Admiraal, David M. (author) / Dvorak, Bruce I. (author) / Cecrle, Chad A. (author) / Franti, Thomas G. (author) / Stansbury, John S. (author)
Water Environment Research ; 79 ; 868-876
2007-08-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
compost , erosion , stormwater , runoff , water quality
Stormwater Runoff Treatment Using Compost Biofilters
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2008
Stormwater runoff pollution at waste management sites
| Online Contents | 2007
Stormwater runoff pollution at waste management sites
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2007
Stormwater runoff pollution at waste management sites
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2007
Developing a Stormwater Auditing Program for Construction Sites
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2010