Street Tree Pits as Bioretention Units: Effects of Soil Organic Matter and Area Permeability on the Volume and Quality of Urban Runoff

Frosi, Marcelo Henrique; Kargar, Mehdi; Jutras, Pierre; Prasher, Shiv O.; Clark, O. Grant

doi:10.1007/s11270-019-4197-7

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“…In general, permeable surfaces increase the infiltration of contaminated runoff and decrease the discharge of contaminants and water to the drainage system [15,63,64]. This is also possible by retrofitting impervious surfaces with permeable pavements and bioretention cells, reducing the runoff pollution load at the same or even lower costs compared to conventional infrastructure measures [63].…”

Section: Regulation Of Water Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is a major sustainability issue, as the loss of soil functions directly impacts ES and further on the possibility to adapt to climate change. The reduction of intact soil systems, which occur predominantly in combination with (natural) green spaces, impacts the soil's ecological functions such as carbon storage [11][12][13][14], water retention [15][16][17][18], regulation of the micro-and mesoclimate [7,19,20] or plant growth [5,21,22]. The loss of the green spaces will enhance the problems arising from increased Urban Heat Islands (UHI), from reduced stormwater retention areas, or from impaired air quality, which all lead to reduced quality of life [3,5,23].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Green Infrastructures and the Consideration of Their Soil-Related Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas—A Systematic Literature Review

Minixhofer

Stangl

2021

Sustainability

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Although urban soils are strongly influenced by human activities, they provide a wide range of Ecosystem Services (ES) as long as they are not sealed off. This is a major sustainability issue as the loss of soil functions directly impacts ES and further on the possibility to adapt to the effects of the climate crisis. Green Infrastructure (GI) measures can be utilized to restore previously covered soil surfaces and compensate for lost soil functions. We conducted a systematic literature review to investigate the extent of peer-reviewed publications on GI measures in (peri-) urban areas covering soil-related ES. After identifying the relevant publications (n = 284), we generated an overview of the annual, spatial, and thematic distribution of the publications. Then, we employed an extended content analysis of the published focus topics to assess the representation of soil-related ES provided by GI. The content analysis revealed that the representation of soil-related ES in GI measures focused heavily on the contribution of soil to stormwater management. Detailed assessment of the interconnection of GI measures with key soil-related ES were missing. So far, the assessment of the loss of soil-related ES is not covered extensively in GI research publications.

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Section: Regulation Of Water Qualitymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Infrastructures and the Consideration of Their Soil-Related Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas—A Systematic Literature Review

Minixhofer

Stangl

2021

Sustainability

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“…This was achieved by using pieces of control evidence comprising literature known at the outset to be of key significance (e.g. Livesley et al (2016), Frosi et al (2019, Matteo et al (2006)). The search queries were put together in sections using individual elements of the PICO criteria and then combined (Table 1).…”

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How robust is the evidence for beneficial hydrological effects of urban tree planting?

Baker

Hutchins

Miller

2021

Hydrological Sciences Journal

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Sustainable urban water management initiatives are increasingly required to combat rapid urbanisation and climate pressures. Initiatives include the role of tree planting for which there is need for strong evidence of benefits and drawbacks to support effective future planning. We report robustness of evidence from an assimilated database of urban hydrological impact studies which often had differing primary purposes. Consistent impacts were found at local level, with trees reducing runoff and infiltration. Despite the consistency of evidence, much is undermined by being somewhat lacking in robustness and scientific rigour. Many studies lack adequate controls, and models are often not strongly tested against observations. Moreover, evidence of impact at larger scales is lacking. Effects of tree characteristics were also investigated; such as maturity and species for which evidence is consistent and detailed, and arrangement for which there is less evidence. Realising the full potential of trees in urban water management decision-making would benefit from morerigorous evidence.

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“…A study of tree pits as bioretention systems was conducted using data collected from 24 tree pits in two locations within the city of Montreal, Canada (Frosi, Kargar, Jutras, Prasher, & Clark, 2019). The experiment employed a split-split-plot design with soil organic matter (SOM), sidewalk permeability, and lawn presence as varying factors.…”

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Urban stormwater characterization, control, and treatment

Rodak

Jayakaran

Moore

et al. 2020

Water Environment Research

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This review summarizes over 280 studies published in 2019 related to the characterization, control, and management of urban stormwater runoff. A summary of quantity and quality concerns is provided in the first section of the review, serving as the foundation for the following sections which focus on the control and treatment of stormwater runoff. Finally, the impact of stormwater control devices at the watershed scale is discussed. Each section provides a self-contained overview of the 2019 literature, common themes, and future work. Several themes emerged from the 2019 literature including exploration of substrate amendments for improved water quality effluent from stormwater controls, the continued study of the role of vegetation in green infrastructure practices, and a call to action for the development of new models which generate reliable, computationally efficient results under the physical, chemical, biological, and social complexity of stormwater management. © 2020 Water Environment Federation • Practitioner points • Over 280 studies were published in 2019 related to the characterization, control, and treatment of urban stormwater. • Studies on bioretention and general stormwater characteristics represented the two most common subtopics in 2019. • Trends in 2019 included novel substrate amendments, studies on the role of vegetation, and advancements in computational models.

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Street Tree Pits as Bioretention Units: Effects of Soil Organic Matter and Area Permeability on the Volume and Quality of Urban Runoff

Cited by 13 publications

References 24 publications

Green Infrastructures and the Consideration of Their Soil-Related Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas—A Systematic Literature Review

Green Infrastructures and the Consideration of Their Soil-Related Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas—A Systematic Literature Review

How robust is the evidence for beneficial hydrological effects of urban tree planting?

Urban stormwater characterization, control, and treatment

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