Constituents of Highway Runoff: Volume I, State-of-the-Art Report

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• Alternative Title:
  Constituents of Highway Runoff: Vol. I. State-of-the-Art Report
• Creators:
  Gupta, M. K. ; Agnew, R.W. ; Kobriger, N. P.
• Corporate Creators:
  Envirex, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development ; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Environmental Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drainage
  • Reviews
  • Runoff
  • State of the art studies
  • Surface drainage
  • Water pollution
  • Water quality
  • Roads
  • Highways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/RD-81/042;FCP 33E3-014
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Vol. I.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Offices of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  This state-of-the-art report documents the constituents of highway runoff and their pollutional effects. It provides a general background about the problem, its recognition and the emerging emphasis to address the problem and its solutions. It discusses highway design and drainage characteristics and their relationship to runoff quantity. An extensive review of the available literature on the quality of stormwater runoff from urban areas in general and from highway drainage areas in particular, has been made.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FH-11-8600
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29955/dot_29955_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.65 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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