Urban storm water infiltration systems are not reliable sinks for biocides: evidence from column experiments

Abstract Groundwater quality in urban catchments is endangered by the input of biocides, such as those used in facade paints to suppress algae and fungal growth and washed off by heavy rainfall. Their retention in storm water infiltration systems (SIS) depends, in addition to their molecular propert...

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Main Authors: Marcus Bork, Jens Lange, Markus Graf-Rosenfellner, Birte Hensen, Oliver Olsson, Thomas Hartung, Elena Fernández-Pascual, Friederike Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86387-9