Predicting Event-Based Sediment and Heavy Metal Loads in Untreated Urban Runoff from Impermeable Surfaces (2020)

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Understanding the amount of pollutants contributed by impermeable urban surfaces during rain events is necessary for developing effective stormwater management. A process-based pollutant load model, named Modelled Estimates of Discharges for Urban Stormwater Assessments (MEDUSA), was further developed (MEDUSA2.0; Christchurch, New Zealand) to include simulations of dissolved metal loadings and improve total suspended solids (TSS) loading estimations. The model uses antecedent dry days, rainfall pH, average event intensity and duration to predict sediment and heavy metal loads generated by individual surfaces. The MEDUSA2.0 improvements provided a moderate to strong degree of fit to observed sediment, copper, and zinc loads for each modelled road and roof surface type. The individual surface-scale modelling performed by MEDUSA2.0 allows for identification of specific source areas of high pollution for targeted surface management within urban catchments
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Charters F, Cochrane T, O'Sullivan A (2020). Predicting Event-Based Sediment and Heavy Metal Loads in Untreated Urban Runoff from Impermeable Surfaces. Water. 12(4).This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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MEDUSA2.0; stormwater quality; total suspended solids; particulate and dissolved metals; rainfall characteristicsANZSRC Fields of Research
09 - Engineering::0905 - Civil Engineering::090508 - Water Quality Engineering09 - Engineering::0905 - Civil Engineering::090509 - Water Resources Engineering
05 - Environmental Sciences::0502 - Environmental Science and Management::050206 - Environmental Monitoring
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