Reduction of Runoff Pollutants from Major Arterial Roads Using Porous Pavement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling Sites
2.2. Sample Collection
2.3. Water Quality Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Particles
3.2. Nutrients, BOD, and E. coli
3.3. Metals
3.4. Organic Compounds
3.5. Implications and Limitations
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Analyte | Method |
---|---|
Turbidity | Hach 2100Q Turbidimeter (Hach Company: Loveland, CO, USA) |
pH, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen | YSI Pro Plus Multi-Meter Probe (YSI: Yellow Springs, OH, USA) |
Ammonia, nitrate | EPA 300.0 |
Phosphate | EPA 365.1 |
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) | EPA 351.2 |
Total Phosphorus | EPA 365.4 |
5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) | SM 5210B |
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | SM 2540D |
Total mercury, lead, copper, zinc | EPA 200.8 |
Dissolved lead, copper, zinc | EPA 200.8 |
E. coli | SM 9223B |
PAHs and phthalates | EPA 8270-SIM |
6PPD-quinone | ALS Environmental Laboratories In-House Method |
Category | Analyte | Porous Overlay | Full-Depth Porous |
---|---|---|---|
Particles | Total Suspended Solids | 82 | 87 |
Turbidity | 83 | 90 | |
Nutrients, BOD, and E. coli | Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen | 59 | 64 |
Ammonia | 64 | 76 | |
Nitrate | −231 | −113 | |
Total Phosphorus | 61 | 64 | |
Orthophosphate | −78 | −39 | |
Biochemical Oxygen Demand | 69 | 60 | |
E. coli | 4 | 44 | |
Metals | Total Copper | 76 | 81 |
Total Lead | 82 | 85 | |
Total Mercury | 60 | 56 | |
Total Zinc | 44 | 70 | |
Dissolved Copper | 50 | 52 | |
Dissolved Lead | 35 | 35 | |
Dissolved Zinc | −108 | 38 | |
Organic Compounds | Total PAHs | 55 | 69 |
Di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate | 77 | 68 | |
6PPD-quinone | 80 | 90 |
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Holzer, K.; Poor, C. Reduction of Runoff Pollutants from Major Arterial Roads Using Porous Pavement. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7506. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177506
Holzer K, Poor C. Reduction of Runoff Pollutants from Major Arterial Roads Using Porous Pavement. Sustainability. 2024; 16(17):7506. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177506
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolzer, Katie, and Cara Poor. 2024. "Reduction of Runoff Pollutants from Major Arterial Roads Using Porous Pavement" Sustainability 16, no. 17: 7506. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177506