Nutrient contribution of leaf litter in urban stormwater

Citation
Ra. Allison et al., Nutrient contribution of leaf litter in urban stormwater, J ENVIR MGM, 54(4), 1998, pp. 269-272
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ISSN journal
03014797 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
269 - 272
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-4797(199812)54:4<269:NCOLLI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This paper investigates the nutrient contribution from leaf litter in urban waterways, using data from a gross pollutant monitoring programme in a 50 ha catchment in an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The data indi cate that the potential nutrient contribution of stormwater leaf litter (gr eater than 5mm) is about two orders of magnitude smaller than the typical n utrient loads in urban stormwater: The results suggest that removing leaf l itter from urban waterways will do little to reduce the total stormwater nu trient load (C) 1998 Academic Press.