Title

Fate Of Heavy Metals In Stormwater Runoff From Highway Bridges

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Sci. Total Environ.

Keywords

Psychology; Clinical; Substance Abuse

Abstract

Pollutants associated with runoff water from highway bridges located in Central Florida, USA, were characterized and quantified. These pollutants are directly discharged through scupper drains to adjacent water bodies and floodplains or detained in ponds before being released to lakes and streams. Runoff water contains heavy metals such as lead, zinc, copper, chromium, iron, nickel and cadmium which concentrate in adjacent soils and biota.

It appears that soil systems are efficient in removing heavy metals from highway bridge runoff. It is suggested that bridge drainage be directed towards retention/detention ponds or floodplains and direct drainage of bridges in water bodies beneath them should be avoided as much as possible. This paper summarizes several studies conducted by the University of Central Florida for the Florida Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, U.S.A.

Journal Title

Science of the Total Environment

Volume

33

Issue/Number

244

Publication Date

1-1-1984

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

233

Last Page

414

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1984SF21500023

ISSN

0048-9697

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