Influence of intermittent wetting and drying conditions on heavy metal removal by stormwater biofilters. | Semantic Scholar (2024)

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The effect of intermittent drying and wetting stormwater cycles on the nutrient removal performances of two vegetated biofiltration designs.
    Y. ZingerV. ProdanovicKefeng ZhangT. FletcherA. Deletic

    Environmental Science

    Chemosphere

  • 2020
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Laboratory Study of Stormwater Biofiltration in Low Temperatures: Total and Dissolved Metal Removals and Fates
    G. BleckenJ. MarsalekM. Viklander

    Environmental Science

  • 2011

Stormwater biofilters, which are recommended for application in both Water-Sensitive Urban Design and Low Impact Development, can remove up to 80% or 90% of total metals found in stormwater. However,

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Stabilization of Stormwater Biofilters: Impacts of Wetting and Drying Phases and the Addition of Organic Matter to Filter Media
    D. SubramaniamP. EgodawattaPeter B. MatherJ. Rajapakse

    Environmental Science

    Environmental Management

  • 2015

Organic matter (TOC, DOC, TN, and TKN) was also monitored as a parameter for stabilization of the stormwater biofilter in addition to suspended solids (turbidity), which was observed to experience two phases of stabilization.

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Effect of weathering on mobilization of biochar particles and bacterial removal in a stormwater biofilter.
    S. MohantyA. Boehm

    Environmental Science

    Water research

  • 2015
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Retrofitting a saturated zone (RSAZ) in stormwater biofilters: Impact on pollutants removal
    Y. ZingerG. BleckenT. FletcherA. DeleticM. Viklander

    Environmental Science

  • 2012

Elevated nitrogen levels are one of the main triggers for eutrophication of receiving water bodies. While efficient nitrification occurs in freely drained stormwater biofilters, denitrification is

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Biofilters for stormwater harvesting: understanding the treatment performance of key metals that pose a risk for water use.
    Wenjun FengB. HattD. MccarthyT. FletcherA. Deletic

    Environmental Science

  • 2012

It was shown that biofilters could be optimized for removal of iron to meet the required drinking water standards and demonstrated satisfactory removal of metals for stormwater-harvesting purposes.

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Laboratory study on stormwater biofiltration: nutrient and sediment removal in cold temperatures.
    G. BleckenY. ZingerA. DeleticT. FletcherA. HedströmM. Viklander

    Environmental Science

  • 2010
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Co-optimisation of phosphorus and nitrogen removal in stormwater biofilters: the role of filter media, vegetation and saturated zone.
    B. GlaisterT. FletcherPerran L. M. CookB. Hatt

    Environmental Science

    Water science and technology : a journal of the…

  • 2014

Very good nutrient removal could be achieved by incorporating vegetation, an SZ and Skye sand, a naturally occurring iron-rich filter medium, which maintained nutrient removal at or below water quality guideline concentrations throughout the experiment, demonstrating resilience to wetting-drying fluctuations.

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A large-scale lysimeter study of stormwater biofiltration under cold climatic conditions
    M. ValtanenNora SillanpääH. Setälä

    Environmental Science

  • 2017
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Dynamics of Nitrate-Nitrogen Removal in Experimental Stormwater Biofilters under Intermittent Wetting and Drying
    D. SubramaniamP. MatherS. RussellJ. Rajapakse

    Environmental Science

  • 2016

AbstractHigh concentrations of nitrate-nitrogen degrade the quality of aquatic environments. The primary mechanism by which nitrate-nitrogen is removed (denitrification) requires anoxic conditions

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29 References

Impact of a submerged zone and a carbon source on heavy metal removal in stormwater biofilters
    G. BleckenY. ZingerA. DeleticT. FletcherM. Viklander

    Environmental Science

  • 2009
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Hydraulic and pollutant removal performance of stormwater filters under variable wetting and drying regimes.
    B. HattT. FletcherA. Deletic

    Environmental Science

    Water science and technology : a journal of the…

  • 2007

Outflow concentrations of nitrogen were significantly higher upon re-wetting following extended dry periods compared with wet periods, which has implications for current design practices, as these nitrogen pulses could negatively impact the ecological health of downstream receiving waters.

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Hydraulic and pollutant removal performance of fine media stormwater filtration systems.
    B. HattT. FletcherA. Deletic

    Environmental Science

  • 2008

An overall assessment of the hydraulic and pollutant removal behavior of sand- and soil-based stormwater filters at the laboratory scale is provided, suggesting that elevated discharges of nutrients was due to leaching of native material, rather than failure to remove incoming pollutants.

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Stormwater reuse: designing biofiltration systems for reliable treatment.
    B. HattA. DeleticT. Fletcher

    Environmental Science

    Water science and technology : a journal of the…

  • 2007

Since heavy metals are the primary pollutant of concern with respect to stormwater reuse for irrigation (the most popular end-use), it was concluded that biofilters may be promising technologies for treatment of stormwater for reuse.

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The effect of various intermittent dry-wet cycles on nitrogen removal capacity in biofilters systems
    Y. ZingerA. DeleticT. Fletcher

    Environmental Science

  • 2007

Stormwater biofilter systems have the potential to remove nutrients from urban runoff. These systems operate in unique intermittent dry-wet cycles that may affect their performance. Current consensus

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Laboratory Study of Biological Retention for Urban Stormwater Management
    A. DavisM. ShokouhianH. SharmaChristie Minami

    Environmental Science

    Water environment research : a research…

  • 2001

Overall results support the use of bioretention as a stormwater best management practice and indicate the need for further research and development.

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Optimisation of the nitrogen retention capacity of stormwater biofiltration systems
    Y. ZingerT. FletcherA. DeleticG. BleckenM. Viklander

    Environmental Science, Engineering

  • 2007

Excess nitrogen in stormwater is a principal cause for eutrophication of many water bodies in the world. Biofilters, which used a vegetated soil media, have been shown to reduce nitrogen

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Nutrient and sediment removal by stormwater biofilters: a large-scale design optimisation study.
    K. BratieresT. FletcherA. DeleticY. Zinger

    Environmental Science

    Water research

  • 2008
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Snowmelt pollutant removal in bioretention areas.
    T. MuthannaM. ViklanderG. BleckenS. Thorolfsson

    Environmental Science

    Water research

  • 2007
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Engineered Bioretention for Removal of Nitrate from Stormwater Runoff
    Hunho KimE. SeagrenA. Davis

    Engineering, Environmental Science

    Water environment research : a research…

  • 2003

The results indicate that engineered bioretention for the removal of nitrogen from stormwater runoff has the potential for successful application as an urban stormwater treatment practice.

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