Effects of highway runoff on the quality of water and bed sediments of two wetlands in central Florida. Report of Investigations

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6999800

Schiffer, D M

Results of a study of the effects of highway runoff on the chemical quality of water and bed sediments of a cypress wetland and a freshwater marsh in central Florida indicate that detention of the runoff prior to release into the wetland reduces concentrations of automobile-related chemicals in the water and bed sediments in the wetland. Detention of highway runoff for the cypress wetland occurs in a 68- by 139-foot detention pond, and in a 12- by 25-foot trash retainer for the freshwater marsh. Results from the study indicate that detention structures, larger than the trash retainer at the freshwater marsh, may cause sufficient sorption and settling of substances contained in highway runoff.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Tallahassee, FL (USA). Water Resources Div.
• OSTI ID: 6999800
• Report Number(s): PB-90-174863/XAB; USGS/WRI--88-4200
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AUTOMOBILES
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CONTAMINATION
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ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXHAUST GASES
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GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
MARSHES
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NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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ROADS
RUNOFF
SEDIMENTS
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VEHICLES
WASTES
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WETLANDS