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Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Runoff from the Newbury Bypass
Author(s) -
Pontier H.,
May E.,
Williams J. B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2001.tb00318.x
Subject(s) - wetland , surface runoff , environmental science , pollutant , silt , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , ecology , geology , geotechnical engineering , paleontology , biology
The A34 Newbury bypass crosses sensitive watercourses and incorporates runoff‐control systems. The series of treatment stages of each system comprises an oil interceptor, silt trap, grassy slope and constructed wetland. In December 1998, a monitoring programme was initiated for one of the systems to evaluate the removal and behaviour of pollutants, and this paper presents the initial results. Future work will examine the mechanisms involved in metal removal and the fate of other pollutants.