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Water quality of first flush runoff from 20 industrial sites
Author(s) -
Line D. E.,
Wu J.,
Arnold J. A.,
Jennings G. D.,
Rubin A. R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143097x125489
Subject(s) - surface runoff , water quality , environmental science , first flush , pollutant , water pollution , nutrient , environmental chemistry , chloride , pollution , pesticide , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , stormwater , chemistry , ecology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , biology
A sampling program was conducted to assess the quality of first flush storm water runoff from 10 industrial groups typical of many businesses located in North Carolina. Analysis of samples collected during the first 30 min of runoff (first flush) indicated that zinc and copper were the most common of the eight metals measured in runoff from the 20 industrial sites monitored. Ten volatile organic, semivolatile organic, or pesticide compounds were found at eight different sites, with the most common being methylene chloride (three sites). Conventional pollutants such as nutrients and solids were measured at varying levels at every site, but were generally the highest where a significant amount of biological waste or exposed soil was present.