Street sweeping as a water pollution control measure: Lessons learned over the past ten years

Sartor, J. D.; Gaboury, David R.

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“…E-mail: cqyin@263.net et al, 1990). Street surfaces are at the same time, sources of urban runoff pollutants and pathways for the transport of pollutants (Sartor and Gaboury, 1984). Street sweepers play an important role in removing litter and debris, but they are relatively ineffective in removing small particles (Chang et al, 2005).…”

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Size distribution and diffuse pollution impacts of PAHs in street dust in urban streams in the Yangtze River Delta

Zhao

Yin

Chen

et al. 2009

Journal of Environmental Sciences

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Particles of dust washed off streets by stormwater are an important pathway of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into urban streams. This article presented a comprehensive assessment of the size distribution of PAHs in street dust particles, the potential risks of the particles in urban streams, and the sources and sinks of PAHs in the stream network. This assessment was based on measurements of 16 PAHs from the USEPA priority list in street dust particles and river sediments in Xincheng, China. The content of total PAHs ranged from 1629 to 8986 μg/kg in street dust particles, where smaller particles have a higher concentrations. Approximately 55% of the total PAHs were associated with particles less than 250 μm which accounted for 40% of the total mass of street dust. The PAH quantities increased from 2.41 to 46.86 μg/m 2 in the sequence of new residential, rising through main roads, old town residential, commercial and industrial areas. The sediments in stream reaches in town were found to be sinks for street dust particle PAHs. The research findings suggested that particle size, land use and the hydrological conditions in the stream network were the factors which most influenced the total loads of PAH in the receiving water bodies.

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Size distribution and diffuse pollution impacts of PAHs in street dust in urban streams in the Yangtze River Delta

Zhao

Yin

Chen

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Journal of Environmental Sciences

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“…Sartor and others (1972) found that particles less that 104 µm had adsorbed 86 percent of the street phosphates, but made up only 16 percent of the suspended solids by dry weight. Sartor and Gaboury (1984) summarized pollutant concentrations as a function of particle size from the NURP studies; these studies indicated that fine-grained size fractions (smaller than 250 µm) adsorbed 62 percent of the total lead but made up only 42 percent of the mass by dry weight. Sartor and Boyd (1975) reported that 56 percent of the phosphates were associated with particles smaller than 43 µm, but made up only 6 percent of the suspended solids by dry weight in street runoff from a low-density road area.…”

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“…This is the most common type of sweeper, but typically removes only coarse particles (larger than 400 µm) and is ineffective at removing fine particles (Horner and others, 1994). Most National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) studies conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s examined the effectiveness of mechanical sweepers; those studies concluded that street sweeping was not a viable water-quality management practice (Smith and Lord, 1990;Sartor and Gaboury, 1984;Athayde and others, 1983;Sartor and Boyd, 1975). Under favorable conditions, Sartor and Gaboury (1984) state that end-of-pipe loads of solids can be decreased by 30 percent by street sweeping.…”

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“…Most National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) studies conducted in the late 1970s and early 1980s examined the effectiveness of mechanical sweepers; those studies concluded that street sweeping was not a viable water-quality management practice (Smith and Lord, 1990;Sartor and Gaboury, 1984;Athayde and others, 1983;Sartor and Boyd, 1975). Under favorable conditions, Sartor and Gaboury (1984) state that end-of-pipe loads of solids can be decreased by 30 percent by street sweeping. One key criterion for favorable performance is a distinct wet and dry season, a climatic condition that is not typical of the Boston area.…”

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“…In summarizing the studies, Sartor and Gaboury (1984) report that on average, one kilogram of street dirt contains 3 million colony forming units (CFU) of fecal coliform bacteria. Burnhart (undated) examined sources of bacteria in stormwater at commercial, industrial, and residential-institutional land-use sites in Wisconsin.…”

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Street sweeping as a water pollution control measure: Lessons learned over the past ten years

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Size distribution and diffuse pollution impacts of PAHs in street dust in urban streams in the Yangtze River Delta

Size distribution and diffuse pollution impacts of PAHs in street dust in urban streams in the Yangtze River Delta

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