Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface
The pollution caused by runoff water continues being a great problem in urban areas. Studying the behavior of sediments depo-sited on a road surface serves to determine the characteristics of their build-up during dry times and wash-off during rainy pe-riods. It will also lead to establishing pollut...
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| author | Carlos Alfonso Zafra Mejía Javier Temprano González Iñaki Tejero Monzón |
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| description | The pollution caused by runoff water continues being a great problem in urban areas. Studying the behavior of sediments depo-sited on a road surface serves to determine the characteristics of their build-up during dry times and wash-off during rainy pe-riods. It will also lead to establishing pollution control mechanisms associated with the sediment deposited on particular types of road surfaces. This paper presents data regarding the sediment accumulating on a road surface in the city of Torrelavega in northern Spain during a 65-day period, during which time 132 samples were collected. Two types of sediment collection samples were obtained: vacuumed dry samples (free load) and those swept up following vacuuming (fixed load). Sediment loading, particle size distribution and moisture were determined for each type of sample. The data showed that the sediment loading (gm−2) and vacuumed availability of the load which adhered most strongly to the surface (fixed load) increased with the number of dry days. Collected sediment particle size distribution tended to be finer with the increase in the number of dry days. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7d88c1f644f4585bfbb913d4728f03e2022-12-21T17:31:12ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIngeniería e Investigación0120-56092248-87232009-01-0129110110814002Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surfaceCarlos Alfonso Zafra MejíaJavier Temprano GonzálezIñaki Tejero MonzónThe pollution caused by runoff water continues being a great problem in urban areas. Studying the behavior of sediments depo-sited on a road surface serves to determine the characteristics of their build-up during dry times and wash-off during rainy pe-riods. It will also lead to establishing pollution control mechanisms associated with the sediment deposited on particular types of road surfaces. This paper presents data regarding the sediment accumulating on a road surface in the city of Torrelavega in northern Spain during a 65-day period, during which time 132 samples were collected. Two types of sediment collection samples were obtained: vacuumed dry samples (free load) and those swept up following vacuuming (fixed load). Sediment loading, particle size distribution and moisture were determined for each type of sample. The data showed that the sediment loading (gm−2) and vacuumed availability of the load which adhered most strongly to the surface (fixed load) increased with the number of dry days. Collected sediment particle size distribution tended to be finer with the increase in the number of dry days.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/15149particle size distributionsediment loadbuild-upwash-offurban dirtrunoffwater quality |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Alfonso Zafra Mejía Javier Temprano González Iñaki Tejero Monzón Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface Ingeniería e Investigación particle size distribution sediment load build-up wash-off urban dirt runoff water quality |
| title | Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface |
| title_full | Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface |
| title_short | Evaluating urban runoff pollution: sediments deposited on a road surface |
| title_sort | evaluating urban runoff pollution sediments deposited on a road surface |
| topic | particle size distribution sediment load build-up wash-off urban dirt runoff water quality |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/15149 |
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