Pervious Pavements and the Toxicity of Urban Stormwater

Presentation Abstract

Stormwater moves various pollutants into our surface waters and the Salish Sea. Several green stormwater infrastructure approaches are available to reduce storwmater flows including bioretention systems, green roofs, and pervious pavements. Furthermore, some of these techniques have been shown to reduce pollutants in stormwater thus reducing toxicity to aquatic organisms. In this talk, we will present data on the ability of conventional pervious pavements (concrete and asphalt) and pavements that have been modified with a proprietary material to reduce pollutants that are commonly found in urban stormwater. We will also present results of toxicity studies with aquatic organisms exposed to untreated stormwater and stormwater that has passed through pervious pavements.

Session Title

Bioretention Performance in the Pacific Northwest

Conference Track

Fate and Effects of Pollutants

Conference Name

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)

Document Type

Event

Start Date

2016 12:00 AM

End Date

2016 12:00 AM

Location

2016SSEC

Type of Presentation

Oral

Genre/Form

conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)

Contributing Repository

Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Subjects – Topical (LCSH)

Urban runoff--Toxicology--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Urban runoff--Management--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Lightweight concrete--Environmental aspects; Pavements, Asphalt concrete--Environmental aspects

Geographic Coverage

Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)

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Language

English

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Pervious Pavements and the Toxicity of Urban Stormwater

2016SSEC

Stormwater moves various pollutants into our surface waters and the Salish Sea. Several green stormwater infrastructure approaches are available to reduce storwmater flows including bioretention systems, green roofs, and pervious pavements. Furthermore, some of these techniques have been shown to reduce pollutants in stormwater thus reducing toxicity to aquatic organisms. In this talk, we will present data on the ability of conventional pervious pavements (concrete and asphalt) and pavements that have been modified with a proprietary material to reduce pollutants that are commonly found in urban stormwater. We will also present results of toxicity studies with aquatic organisms exposed to untreated stormwater and stormwater that has passed through pervious pavements.