Stormwater Effects Handbook : A Toolbox for Watershed Managers, Scientists, and Engineers

ISBN-13: 9780873719247 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 250 str.

JR. G. Allen Burton; Robert Pitt

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A stand-alone working document, Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed Managers, Scientists, and Engineers assists scientists and regulators in determining when stormwater runoff causes adverse effects in receiving waters. This complicated task requires an integrated assessment approach that focuses on sampling before, during, and after storms. The Handbook supplies assessment strategies, sample testing and collection methods, and includes illustrative figures and tables.The authors introduce an innovative design that can be tailored to address a wide range of environmental concerns, such as: ecological and human health risk assessments, water quality or biological criteria exceedences, use impairment, source identification, trend analysis, determination of best management practices, stormwater quality monitoring for NPDES Phase I and II permits and applications, and total maximum daily load assessments. They provide case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of this approach and the data that can be compiled. Containing reviews of emerging technologies that hold promise for more effective receiving water evaluations, this book gives you detailed information on sele

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Introduction
Overview: The Problem of Storm Water Runoff
Sources of Pollution
Regulatory Program
Stormwater Effects in Receiving Waters
Heterogeneity
Stressor Categories and Their Effects
Assessment Strategies
Rationale for an Integrated Approach
Study Design Overview
Study Design and Implementation
Beginning the Assessment
Sampling
Ecosystem Component Characterization
Hydrology
Habitat
Biology
Fish
Toxicity and Bioaccumulation
Appendices
Habitat Characterization
Benthos Community Assessment
Fish Community Assessment
Toxicity Testing
Glossary
References

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G. Allen Burton Jr., Robert Pitt