Abstract Choosing the appropriate sampling strategy is significant while estimating pollutant loads in a snow pile and assessing environmental impacts of dumping into water bodies. This paper compares different strategies, looking for most efficient way to estimate pile. For this purpose, 177 samples were collected from nine piles (average area − 30 m 2 , height m) during four occasions at Frih...

Many storm water best management practice (BMP) devices function primarily by capturing particulate matter to take advantage of the well-documented association between storm water particles and pollutants. The hydrodynamic separation or settling methods used by most BMP devices are most effective at capturing medium to large particles; however, these may not be the most predominant particles as...

Nonpoint source pollution control and stormwater management are two objectives in managing mixed land use watersheds like those in New Jersey. Various best management practices (BMPs) have been developed and implemented to achieve both objectives. This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of selected BMPs for agricultural nonpoint source pollution control and stormwater management in the Nesha...

This is the second of two papers that elaborate on an integrated drainage network analysis system (IDNAS) for agricultural drainage management. In the ®rst paper, the system components, functions and implementation were presented. This paper focuses on the system applications to agricultural drainage management, particularly on the acid drainage problems in an estuarine acid sulfate soil ̄oodpl...

Today there are many well-established computer models that are being used at different spatial and temporal scales to describe water, sediment, and P transport from diffuse sources. In this review, we describe how diffuse P models are commonly being used in the United States and Europe, the challenge presented by different temporal and spatial scales, and the uncertainty in model predictions. I...

The effects of greenhouse gases (GHG) on the growth of global warming, and increase of GHG and air pollutant emissions for energy production have forced the need of energy recovery which is normally wasted in industrial plant. The present research work focused on the GHG and air pollutant emissions reduction employing pressure waste energy recovery. Pressure break-down via Joule-Thomson valve i...

Urban storm water runoff poses a substantial threat of pollution to receiving surface waters. Green infrastructure, low impact development, green building ordinances, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm water permit compliance, and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation strategies have become national priorities; however, designers need more sustainable, low-co...

River Tapi is the prime water body for Surat city, Gujarat, India. On a long stretch of 22.39 km in city (Kamrej to Causeway) river, there are many identified and non-identified discharge points available. Excessive from these restricts efficiency self-purification process which ultimately degrades river quality. In this paper, an attempt has been made estimate pollutant load-carrying capacity ...