Effects of detention on water quality of two stormwater detention ponds receiving highway surface runoff in Jacksonville, Florida
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Abstract
Water and sediment samples were analyzed for major chemical constituents, nutrients, and heavy metals following ten storm events at two stormwater detention ponds that receive highway surface runoff in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area. The purpose of the sampling program was to detect changes in constituent concentration with time of detention within the pond system. Statistical inference of a relation with total rainfall was found in the initial concentrations of 11 constituents and with antecedent dry period for the initial concentrations of 3 constituents. Based on graphical examination and factor analysis , constituent behavior with time could be grouped into five relatively independent processes for one of the ponds. The processes were (1) interaction with shallow groundwater systems, (2) solubilization of bottom materials, (3) nutrient uptake, (4) seasonal changes in precipitation, and (5) sedimentation. Most of the observed water-quality changes in the ponds were virtually complete within 3 days following the storm event. (Author's abstract)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Effects of detention on water quality of two stormwater detention ponds receiving highway surface runoff in Jacksonville, Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 86-4151 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri864151 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | iv, 69 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| City | Jacksonville |
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