Assessing Stormwater Nutrient and Heavy Metal Plant Uptake in an Experimental Bioretention Pond

Factors affecting heavy metal uptake in plant selection for phytoremediation.

The heavy metal uptake of ten plant species was studied under different soil and climatic conditions. Effects of soil pH, temperature, plant species and phenophase on the heavy metal content of stems and leaves were determined in pot experiments. Plants and soil samples were collected from a lead/zinc mine ore (Gyöngyösoroszi, Hungary) and characterised by high contents of Pb, Zn, As, Cd, Cu. T...

Dynamic Study of Heavy Metal Fates in Bioretention Systems

Title of Thesis: DYNAMIC STUDY OF HEAVY METAL FATES IN BIORETENTION SYSTEMS Xueli Sun, Master of Science, 2004 Thesis directed by: Professor Allen P. Davis Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Bioretention is a best management practice (BMP). In this research, pot prototypes filled with bioretention media were built to simulate the conditions of natural growth of three grasses: Pan...

Investigating Stormwater Hydrocarbon Fate and Biodegradation in Bioretention Areas

Nutrient Reduction in Stormwater Pond Discharge Using a Chamber Upflow Filter and Skimmer (CUFS)

Stormwater runoff is a known pollutant source capable of causing surface water degradation, especially in highly populated areas such as Central Florida. Wet detention ponds manage this stormwater, but most of the ponds do not remove enough nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus, to meet TMDL regulations. This paper presents the use of a Chamber Upflow Filter and Skimmer (CUFS) filled ...

Bioretention for Stormwater Quality Improvement in Texas: Pilot Experiments

15. Supplementary Notes Project performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project Title: Bioretention for Stormwater Quality Improvement in Texas URL: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-5949-2.pdf 16. Abstract This report summarizes the results of pilot-scale bioretention experiments. Five steel boxes of 6 ft (L) × 6 ft (W) × 4 ft...