Modelling pollutant build-up and wash-off in urban road and roof surfaces
Egodawatta, Prasanna & Goonetilleke, Ashantha (2008) Modelling pollutant build-up and wash-off in urban road and roof surfaces. In 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and the 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, Engineers Australia, 14-17 April 2008, Adelaide, Australia.
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Abstract
This paper presents outcomes of an investigation into the quality of stormwater from urban surfaces. Mathematical replication equations were developed for pollutant build-up and wash-off for road and roof surfaces. Based on the replication equations, pollutant loads from road and roof surfaces from three residential urban catchments were modelled. It was noted that the contribution from roof surfaces is significantly higher when compared to road surfaces for relatively smaller intensity rain events. This could be attributed to the relatively smoother surface texture and higher slopes when compared to road surfaces. This highlights the significance of roof surfaces as an urban water pollutant source.
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| ID Code: | 13708 |
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| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
| Additional Information: | Self-archiving of the author-version is not yet supported by this publisher. For more information, please refer to the publisher's website (see hypertext link) or contact the author. |
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| Keywords: | Road pollutant build, up, Road pollutant wash, off, Roof pollutant build, up, Roof pollutant wash, off |
| ISBN: | 0858257351 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > CIVIL ENGINEERING (090500) > Water Quality Engineering (090508) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (090700) > Environmental Engineering Modelling (090702) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (090700) > Environmental Engineering Design (090701) |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2008 Engineers Australia |
| Deposited On: | 11 Jun 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2012 20:40 |
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