Influence of Temperature and De-Icing Salt on the Sedimentation of Particulate Matter in Traffic Area Runoff

Stormwater quality improvement devices use sedimentation as a pre-treatment step to separate contaminant laden particulate matter (PM) from traffic area runoff. Multiple studies describe worse settling behavior during the cold season. This paper is written in response to a decreased PM retention tha...

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Main Authors: Steffen H. Rommel, Brigitte Helmreich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/12/1738