1. Innovative Stormwater Treatment Implementation at Parking Lot in China
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Zhang, Ru, Tafuri, Anthony N., Field, Richard, Yu, Shaw L., Zhou, Wen Bin, and Zhang, Hao
- Abstract
Xikeng Reservoir is one of the major water supply reservoirs in Shenzhen. The water quality of Xikeng Reservoir has been poor, with much of the pollution coming from nonpoint sources. An innovative low impact development type of BMP called the BioBox was used at the Administration Building parking lot location, as a research site and demonstration project to show how small alterations to parking lot designs can dramatically decrease pollutant loads. Manual samples were collected during storm events and analyzed for total suspended solids (TSS); five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD
5 ); ammonia nitrogen (NH3 -N), and total phosphorus (TP). In summary, the ranges of removal rates of the BioBox are: TSS 70% - 90%; BOD5 20% - 50%, and ammonia and phosphorus 30% - 70%. The BioBox system effectively reduced the concentrations of pollutants in the parking lot runoff.- Published
- 2011
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