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Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban stormwater, Madison, Wisconsin, 2005–08

Open-File Report 2009-1077
Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091077

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Abstract

Concentrations of 18 PAH compounds were characterized from six urban source areas (parking lots, feeder street, collector street, arterial street, rooftop, and strip mall) around Madison, Wisconsin. Parking lots were categorized into those that were or were not sealed. On average, chrysene, fluoranthene, and pyrene were the dominant PAH compounds in all urban stormwater samples. Geometric mean concentrations for most individual PAH compounds were significantly greater for a parking lot that was sealed than for lots that were not sealed. Results from this study are consistent with similar studies that measured PAH concentrations in urban stormwater samples in Marquette, Mich., and Madison, Wis.

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Selbig, W.R., 2009, Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban stormwater, Madison, Wisconsin, 2005–08: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1077, iv, 46 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20091077.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban stormwater, Madison, Wisconsin, 2005–08
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2009-1077
ISBN 9781411324367
DOI 10.3133/ofr20091077
Year Published 2009
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) Wisconsin Water Science Center
Description iv, 46 p.
Time Range Start 2005-01-01
Time Range End 2008-12-31
Country United States
State Wisconsin
City Madison
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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