Urban Wet‐Weather Flows

Clark, Shirley E.; Burian, Steven J.; Pitt, Robert; Field, R. D.

doi:10.2175/106143006x119378

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“…Since the 1980's, many studies have demonstrated that urban stormwater contributes to the deteriorating quality of receiving waters (Brombach et al 2005, Burton & Pitt 2002, Clark et al 2007. Initial investigations focused on carbonaceous and nutrient pollution, as well as on conventional pollutants such as heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Brown & Peake 2006).…”

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Micropollutants in urban stormwater: occurrence, concentrations, and atmospheric contributions for a wide range of contaminants in three French catchments

Gaspéri

Sebastian

Ruban

et al. 2013

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study aimed at: (a) providing information on the occurrence and concentration ranges in urban stormwater for a wide array of pollutants (n = 77); (b) assessing whether despite the differences between various catchments (land use, climatic conditions, etc.), the trends in terms of contamination level are similar; and (c) analyzing the contribution of total atmospheric fallout (TAF) with respect to sources endogenous to this contamination. The studied contaminants include conventional stormwater contaminants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), Zn, Cu, Pb, etc.), in addition to poorly or undocumented pollutants such as nonylphenol and octylphenol ethoxylates (NPnEO and OPnEO), bisphenol A (BPA), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a wide variety of pesticides, and various metals of relevance (As, Ti, Sr, V). Sampling and analysis were performed using homogeneous methods on three urban catchments with different land use patterns located in three distinct French towns. For many of these pollutants, the results do not allow highlighting a significant difference in stormwater quality at the scale of the three urban catchments considered. Significant differences were, however, observed for several metals (As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Sr and Zn), PAHs, and PBDEs, though this assessment would need to be confirmed by further experiments. The pollutant distributions between dissolved and particulate phases were found to be similar across the three experimental sites, thus suggesting no site dependence. Lastly, the contributions of TAF to stormwater contamination for micropollutants were quite low. This finding held true not only for PAHs, as previously demonstrated in the literature, but also for a broader range of molecules such as BPA, NPnEO, OPnEO, and PBDEs, whose high local production is correlated with the leaching of urban surfaces, buildings, and vehicles.

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Micropollutants in urban stormwater: occurrence, concentrations, and atmospheric contributions for a wide range of contaminants in three French catchments

Gaspéri

Sebastian

Ruban

et al. 2013

Environ Sci Pollut Res

161

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“…Depuis les années 1980, de nombreuses études ont démontré que les eaux pluviales urbaines contribuent à la détérioration de la qualité des milieux récepteurs (Brombach et al 2005, Burton et Pitt 2002, Clark et al 2007. Les premières investigations sur les eaux pluviales ont porté sur les paramètres globaux et les nutriments, ainsi que sur les polluants classiques tels que les métaux lourds et les hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) (Brown et Peake 2006).…”

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Contamination des eaux pluviales par les micropolluants : avancées du projet INOGEV

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“…Even though a number of studies or National Action Plans have been undertaken to identify the occurrence and significance of specific PPs in wastewater (Rule et al, 2006a, b;Rowsell et al, 2010;Eriksson et al, 2010), in wastewater treatment plant effluent (Ruel et al, 2010) and in the aquatic system (Gasperi et al, 2009), no comprehensive broad overview of the PP contamination of stormwater in both separate and combined sewers is available. The continued existence of uncontrolled or poorly-controlled discharges from stormwater and CSOs could however constitute a major reason for the long-term persistence of low-quality water (Clark et al, 2006). Moreover, the magnitude of stormwater pollutant loads, their subsequent acute impact on receiving waters and their reliable and sensitive modelling have all remained key issues since 1990 (Chebbo and Saget, 1995;Deletic, 1998;Suarez and Puertas, 2005;Lau et al, 2009;Dotto et al, 2010).…”

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Priority pollutants in urban stormwater: Part 2 – Case of combined sewers

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This study has evaluated the quality of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in an urban watershed, such as Paris, by providing accurate data on the occurrence of priority pollutants (PPs) and additional substances, as well as on the significance of their concentrations in comparison with wastewater and stormwater. Of the 88 substances monitored, 49 PPs were detected, with most of these also being frequently encountered in wastewater and stormwater, thus confirming their ubiquity in urban settings. For the majority of organic substances, concentrations range between 0.01 and 1 μgl(-1), while metals tend to display concentrations above 10 μgl(-1). Despite this ubiquity, CSO, wastewater and stormwater feature a number of differences in both their concentration ranges and pollutant patterns. For most hydrophobic organic pollutants and some particulate-bound metals, CSOs exhibit higher concentrations than those found in stormwater and wastewater, due to the contribution of in-sewer deposit erosion. For pesticides and Zn, CSOs have shown concentrations close to those of stormwater, suggesting runoff as the major contributor, while wastewater appears to be the main source of volatile organic compounds. Surprisingly, similar concentration ranges have been found for DEHP and tributyltin compounds in CSOs, wastewater and stormwater. The last section of this article identifies substances for which CSO discharges might constitute a major risk of exceeding Environmental Quality Standards in receiving waters and moreover indicates a significant risk for PAHs, tributyltin compounds and chloroalkanes. The data generated during this survey can subsequently be used to identify PPs of potential significance that merit further investigation.

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Urban Wet‐Weather Flows

Cited by 12 publications

References 78 publications

Micropollutants in urban stormwater: occurrence, concentrations, and atmospheric contributions for a wide range of contaminants in three French catchments

Micropollutants in urban stormwater: occurrence, concentrations, and atmospheric contributions for a wide range of contaminants in three French catchments

Contamination des eaux pluviales par les micropolluants : avancées du projet INOGEV

Priority pollutants in urban stormwater: Part 2 – Case of combined sewers

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Urban Wet‐Weather Flows

Cited by 12 publications

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Micropollutants in urban stormwater: occurrence, concentrations, and atmospheric contributions for a wide range of contaminants in three French catchments

Micropollutants in urban stormwater: occurrence, concentrations, and atmospheric contributions for a wide range of contaminants in three French catchments

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Priority pollutants in urban stormwater: Part 2 – Case of combined sewers

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