Urban Runoff Pollution

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Pollutional Aspects of Urban Runoff

   1. Pollutional Aspects of Urban Runoff

      • J. Bryan Ellis

      Pages 1-38

   2. Toxic Contaminants in Urban Runoff: A Case Study

      • J. Marsalek

      Pages 39-57

   3. Solids, Nutrients, and Chlorides in Urban Runoff

      • Donald H. Waller, William C. Hart

      Pages 59-85

3. Back Matter

   Pages 87-87

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4. Field Studies of Urban Runoff Quality

   1. Field Studies of Urban Runoff Quality

      • Per-Arne Malmqvist

      Pages 89-102

   2. Use of Field Data in Urban Drainage Planning

      • Wolfgang F. Geiger

      Pages 103-126

   3. Design of Data Collection Systems

      • Michael L. Terstriep

      Pages 127-145

   4. Data Evaluation in Field Studies of Urban Runoff Quality: Aspects of Assessing the Measurement Interval

      • Frans H. M. van de Ven

      Pages 147-162

5. Back Matter

   Pages 163-165

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6. Deterministic Modeling of Runoff Processes

   1. Deterministic Modeling of Urban Runoff Quality

      • Wayne C. Huber

      Pages 167-242

   2. Continuous Mass-Balance of Pollutant Build-Up Processes

      • William James, Shivalingaiah Boregowda

      Pages 243-271

7. Back Matter

   Pages 273-276

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8. Statistically-Based Modeling of Urban Runoff Processes

   1. Statistically Based Modelling of Urban Runoff Quality: State of the Art

      • J. C. Hémain

      Pages 277-303

   2. A Statistical Methodology for the Assessment of Water Quality Effects of Storm Water Discharges

      • Rene T. J. M. van der Heijden, Lambertus Lijklema, R. Hans Aalderink

      Pages 305-323

   3. TSS, BOD5 and COD Accumulation and Transport Over Urban Catchment Surfaces: A Modelling Approach

      • Eric Servat

      Pages 325-342

9. Back Matter

   Pages 343-344

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10. Conventional Pollutant Impacts on Receiving Waters

    1. Conventional Pollutant Impacts on Receiving Waters

       • Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen

       Pages 345-378

    2. Measured CSO Contribution to River Quality Deterioration and Methodologic Approach for Negative Influence Evaluation

       • Jean-Pierre Villeneuve, Pierre Lavallée

       Pages 379-418

11. Back Matter

    Pages 419-421

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In most of the developed countries of the,World, significant efforts to control the pollution of surface waters have been underway for decades, and particularly the last 10-15 years. These efforts have focused mainly on eliminating or mitiga­ ting the effects of point sources of pollution. In many ca­ ses, however, it is clear that we have achieved only limited improvement in water quality, and that non-point sources of pollution are going to control any further improvement. It has long been known that urban runoff is a major non-point source, and much research has been done in an attempt to un­ derstand the mechanisms and processes which govern this source and to reduce or eliminate its impacts. Many urban jurisdic­ tions have adopted urban runoff pollution control measures, in spite of the fact that there is a great deal that we still do not know, and without really being able to quantify the benefits achieved. A major problem is that while a great deal of work is being done, both in Europe and North America, it is very difficult to keep abreast of new developments. The Urban Water Resources Research Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers has for many years had as one of its major objectives the transfer of urban runoff technology among researchers and practitioners in the field, as well as to those engineers who are not in the forefront but who nonetheless need the information on the latest developments.

• Europe
• pollution
• pollution control
• ecotoxicology
• air pollution and air quality

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (A-101-F), USA

  Harry C. Torno

• National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Canada

  Jiri Marsalek

• Laboratoire d’Hydrologie Mathématique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier Cedex, France

  Michel Desbordes

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