The Effect of Pervious Concrete on Water Quality Parameters: A Case Study

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 263
• Main Authors: Pilon, Brent S., Tyner, John S., Yoder, Daniel C., Buchanan, John R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 02.02.2019
• Subjects: aquatic habitat; Asphalt pavements; bitumen; case studies; Chemical oxygen demand; Clean Water Act-US; Concrete; Contamination; drinking water; Groundwater; Hydrocarbons; Laboratories; nitrites; pavements; Pollutants; pollution control; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Precipitation; Rain; Roads & highways; Runoff; Sediments; Stormwater; sulfates; surface water; total suspended solids; water pollution; Water quality; Water shortages; Watersheds; zinc

Stormwater is a leading source of pollutants that when transported to surface waters may damage aquatic habitat, decrease reservoir capacity, and contaminate drinking water. In order to evaluate whether a pervious concrete detention system can remove stormwater pollutants from the runoff, water qual...