RUcore: Rutgers University Community Repository
Effect of compaction on removal efficiency of lead, copper, zinc, nitrate, and phosphate in a bioretention system: a column study
Descriptive
TitleInfo
(displayLabel = Citation Title);
(type = uniform)
Title
Effect of compaction on removal efficiency of lead, copper, zinc, nitrate, and phosphate in a bioretention system: a column study
Name
(ID = NAME001);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Moore
NamePart
(type = given)
James R.
DisplayForm
James R. Moore
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RUETD)
author
Name
(ID = NAME002);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Obropta
NamePart
(type = given)
Chris
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Chris Obropta
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
chair
Name
(ID = NAME003);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Reinfelder
NamePart
(type = given)
John
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
John Reinfelder
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(ID = NAME004);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Strom
NamePart
(type = given)
Peter
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Peter Strom
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
internal member
Name
(ID = NAME005);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
Rutgers University
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
degree grantor
Name
(ID = NAME006);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
Graduate School - New Brunswick
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
school
TypeOfResource
Text
Genre
(authority = marcgt)
theses
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(qualifier = exact)
2008
DateOther
(qualifier = exact);
(type = degree)
2008-05
Language
LanguageTerm
English
PhysicalDescription
Form
(authority = marcform)
electronic
InternetMediaType
application/pdf
InternetMediaType
text/xml
Extent
xx, 151 pages
Abstract
Stormwater management has become an important part of the field of water resources management. The traditional method of disposing of urban stormwater was to drain it away as quickly as possible. However, in recent years, questions concerning the impacts on the receiving waters began to arise, and in response to these concerns, some communities have elected to encourage capturing and treating stormwater runoff. This is accomplished by having a portion of the stormwater infiltrate into the soil. A bioretention system is an innovative practice of pollutant control used for this purpose. These systems combine the concepts of detention ponds and biological treatment in an attempt to provide higher overall pollutant removal. However, little is known about the overall efficiency of bioretention. The purpose of this study was to see if compaction affects the pollutant removal efficiency (PRE) of a bioretention system. Fifteen columns were constructed of 8 inch diameter PVC piping. Series One through Five had bulk densities of 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.7 g/cm3. The contaminants examined were lead, copper, zinc, nitrate, and phosphate. Soil compacted too much or too little was less efficient at removing metals from the runoff. Soil with a bulk density of 1.4 -- 1.5 g/cm3 was more efficient at removing the metals than soil with bulk densities of 1.1, 1.2, and 1.7 g/cm3. However, compaction of the soil did not have a significant (p[less than]0.05) impact on the PREs of the metals. Also, there was no significant effect of compaction of the soil on the PREs of the nutrients. The PREs (which were usually negative) for both nitrate and phosphate improved as the compaction increased. The soil that had a bulk density of 1.7 g/cm3 had the highest PREs for both nutrients. This was an unexpected result, as most of the previous studies state that it is not a good tactic to compact the planting soil of a bioretention system as it tends to decrease the infiltration rate.
Note
(type = degree)
M.S.
Note
(type = bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-65).
Subject
(ID = SUBJ1);
(authority = RUETD)
Topic
Environmental Sciences
Subject
(ID = SUBJ2);
(authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Urban runoff--Purification--Heavy metals removal
Subject
(ID = SUBJ3);
(authority = ETD-LCSH)
Topic
Water quality management
RelatedItem
(type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Graduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier
(type = local)
rucore19991600001
Identifier
(type = hdl)
http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.17358
Identifier
ETD_918
Location
PhysicalLocation
(authority = marcorg);
(displayLabel = Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
NjNbRU
Identifier
(type = doi)
doi:10.7282/T3P26ZFP
Genre
(authority = ExL-Esploro)
ETD graduate
Back to the top
Rights
RightsDeclaration
(AUTHORITY = GS);
(ID = rulibRdec0006)
The author owns the copyright to this work.
Copyright
Status
Copyright protected
Availability
Status
Open
AssociatedEntity
(AUTHORITY = rulib);
(ID = 1)
Name
James Moore
Role
Copyright holder
Affiliation
Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
RightsEvent
(AUTHORITY = rulib);
(ID = 1)
Type
Permission or license
Detail
Non-exclusive ETD license
AssociatedObject
(AUTHORITY = rulib);
(ID = 1)
Type
License
Name
Author Agreement License
Detail
I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
Back to the top
Technical
Format
(TYPE = mime);
(VERSION = )
application/x-tar
FileSize
(UNIT = bytes)
4754944
Checksum
(METHOD = SHA1)
66283923d6eb8da62b703005a0b543ef7a9d0a2f
ContentModel
ETD
CompressionScheme
other
OperatingSystem
(VERSION = 5.1)
windows xp
Format
(TYPE = mime);
(VERSION = NULL)
application/x-tar
Back to the top
Statistical Profile