Biodegradation and microbial diversity within permeable pavements

Stormwater harvesting for irrigation purposes: An investigation of chemical quality of water recycled in pervious pavement system

“…The pervious pavement studied in this work was designed in accordance with those studied by previous researchers (Bond 1999;Coupe 2003) and originally designed by Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 147, 1 January 2015, Pages 246-256 Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479714004344 Authors' Post Print 4 Chris Pratt in 1999. The pervious surfaces are based on non-porous concrete blocks in which water is allowed to percolate through the surface through a block design which provides infiltration channels of one type or another.…”

“…The experimental operation of the model system used followed the practice of Bond (1999), Coupe (2004) and Puehmeier (2008) in that microbial degradation of simulated mineral oil spillages was encouraged by the addition of slow release fertilizer pellet. It also utilized two different types of sub-base, the traditional stone sub-base (Pratt 1999) and one based on the Permavoid plastic crate system.…”

Diversity and biogeography of testate amoebae

“…Species of the genera Assulina, Centropyxis, Corythion, Euglypha, Phryganella and Trinema are repeatedly reported as the earliest testate species to appear in the microbial succession occurring in volcanic tephra (Smith 1985), reclaimed mining spoil (Wanner and Dunger 2002) and permeable pavement biofilms (Coupe et al 2003). These may reasonably be seen as rstrategists in relation to other testates, though all testate species could be judged K-selected in comparison with flagellate and ciliate pioneers.…”

Potential microbial toxicity and non-target impact of different concentrations of glyphosate-containing herbicide (GCH) in a model pervious paving system

“…Haemocytometer and a light microscope were used for enumeration and identification of protists (Coupe et al, 2003). Using a pipette, effluent samples were dropped onto a glass slide or counting chamber and observed at 100 -1000 x magnification using a Leica CME microscope.…”

“…However, one of the other functions of the geotextile, well-documented by Coupe et al, 2003;Newman et al, 2013, is that it acts as an in-situ bioreactor for the breakdown of contaminants carried in stormwater from the surface layers. This is carried out by trapping particulate-associated pollutants and also biodegradation of hydrocarbons facilitated by a biofilm, a microecosystem of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and protists, growing on the geotextile.…”