Effective nitrogen removal during different periods of a field-scale bioretention system

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 25; no. 18; pp. 17855 - 17861
• Main Authors: Wan, Zhexi, Li, Tian, Liu, Yutong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; bioretention areas; Composting; Denitrification; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Hydraulic loading; Laboratories; Leaching; Load distribution; Loading rate; Nitrate removal; Nitrates; Nitrates - chemistry; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - chemistry; Nitrogen removal; Nutrient removal; Pollutants; Rain; Research Article; Retention basins; Runoff; species; Stormwater; Stormwater management; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water Purification - methods; Wood; Wood chips; Denitrification; Low impact development; Wet period; Bioretention; Wood chips; Nitrogen leaching

Bioretention systems are designed to manage stormwater, but they are always subject to substantial nitrate leaching. In previous laboratory-scale experiments, nitrate removal was enhanced using wood chips as a medium. However, the ability of field-scale systems to transform and remove nitrogen speci...