Water quality of road runoff in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

Steven Riley; Surendra Shrestha; Paul Hackney; Robert A. Mann; Ülo Mander; Carlos A. Brebbia; J. F. Martin-Duque

Water quality of road runoff in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

Steven Riley, Surendra Shrestha, Paul Hackney, Robert A. Mann, Ülo Mander, Carlos A. Brebbia, J. F. Martin-Duque

School of Engineering, Design & Built Environment

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Abstract

The Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia is a populated area that includes a world heritage listed area. There is concern about the impact on the national parks of the pollution that may result from stormwater runoff from the roads in the area. A rainfall simulation experiment was undertaken on two areas with paved and unpaved road segments. Water quality parameters were examined, including metals, organic pollutants and sediment load. The hydrology and the hydraulics of the road surfaces were also studied. The paper reports on the experimental set-up at both sites and also the main results. Some recommendations are made concerning the management of the roads.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution III : Evolution, Monitoring, Simulation, Management and Remediation of the Geological Environment and Landscape
Place of Publication	U.K
Publisher	WIT
Pages	151-160
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781845641177
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

runoff
roads
water quality
water pollution
Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)

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Water quality of road runoff in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

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