TY - JOUR
T1 - Laboratory analysis of a system for catchment, pre-treatment and treatment (SCPT) of runoff from impervious pavements
AU - Fernández-Barrera, A. H.
AU - Rodriguez-Hernandez, J.
AU - Castro-Fresno, D.
AU - Vega-Zamanillo, A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This article reports the development and construction of a 1:1 scale laboratory prototype of a System for Catchment, Pre-treatment and Treatment (SCPT) of runoff polluted by contaminants washed from impervious pavements. The concept of the SCPT is an online system with an up-flow filter. The filter is composed of geotextile layers and limestone. The laboratory tests carried out were focused on determining the SCPT prototype behaviour under different working conditions. The variables studied were: inflow, pollutant loads and filtration system configuration. The results show that the system designed has a high capacity for treatment of solids and oil, with an average efficiency of 85% and 97% respectively. Moreover, the regression equations of the treatment efficiency were determined for each of the pollutants studied, for different inflow conditions and pollution loads.
AB - This article reports the development and construction of a 1:1 scale laboratory prototype of a System for Catchment, Pre-treatment and Treatment (SCPT) of runoff polluted by contaminants washed from impervious pavements. The concept of the SCPT is an online system with an up-flow filter. The filter is composed of geotextile layers and limestone. The laboratory tests carried out were focused on determining the SCPT prototype behaviour under different working conditions. The variables studied were: inflow, pollutant loads and filtration system configuration. The results show that the system designed has a high capacity for treatment of solids and oil, with an average efficiency of 85% and 97% respectively. Moreover, the regression equations of the treatment efficiency were determined for each of the pollutants studied, for different inflow conditions and pollution loads.
KW - Non-point pollution
KW - Runoff
KW - SUDS
KW - Up-flow filtration
KW - Water quality
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U2 - 10.2166/wst.2010.141
DO - 10.2166/wst.2010.141
M3 - Article
C2 - 20371944
AN - SCOPUS:77953393118
SN - 0273-1223
VL - 61
SP - 1845
EP - 1852
JO - Water Science and Technology
JF - Water Science and Technology
IS - 7
ER -