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Evaluation of a New Storm Water BMP- a Filtration Basin

Lorei, Gary Edward
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1377023792

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2013, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
Present methods to increase quality and reduce rate and quantity of urban storm water runoff between developed land and receiving streams exhibit limitations, often resulting in a failure to achieve US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) targets. A new BMP is proposed which combines proven methods in a new configuration designed to increase pollutant removal and reduce peak flows using an aesthetically acceptable design. Named a filtration basin, it uses a wide infiltration zone composed of turfgrass and native soil to capture contaminants and a storage and transmission zone to reduce peak flows. A 6 m long (approximately 1/10 scale) lab model was designed and constructed that enabled testing of certain factors including its ability to remove dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and sediments (total suspended solids- TSS) while resisting clogging of the filter media. The filtration basin provided load and concentration reductions of 36% DRP and over 90% TSS. Infiltration and hydraulic conductivity rates did not decrease during 40 trials lasting six months and adsorption capacity analysis of the soil indicated potential for a 75 year life span. The results give some indication that this method of filtration merits further evaluation. Based on these results, more in-depth study is anticipated.
Larry Brown, C (Advisor)
Jay Martin (Committee Member)
Kevin King (Committee Member)
59 p.
Agricultural Engineering; Hydrology; Water Resource Management

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  • Lorei, G. E. (2013). Evaluation of a New Storm Water BMP- a Filtration Basin [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1377023792

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lorei, Gary. Evaluation of a New Storm Water BMP- a Filtration Basin. 2013. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1377023792.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lorei, Gary. "Evaluation of a New Storm Water BMP- a Filtration Basin." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1377023792

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