Principles of Stormwater Management. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Griffin, Roger D
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction to Stormwater Management; Water; The Water Cycle; Key Steps; Contaminant Entry Into Water Cycle; Ancient Times; Earliest Efforts at Managing Water; Second Millennium bc; First Millennium bc; Recent Timesâ#x80;#x94;ad Era; Twenty-First Century Approaches; Chapter 2: Nature and Impacts of Stormwater Quality; The Global Water Budget; Distributions of Fresh versus Saline; Precipitation Distributions; Current Concerns and Water Uses; Nature and Impacts of Stormwater Contamination Particle ContaminationAdditional Impacts of Sediments; Photosynthesis and Respiration; Benthic Organisms; Increased Fish Mortality Rates; Increases in General Turbidity; Clogging of Filtration Systems; Color; Chemical Impacts; Elements; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Lead; Mercury; Zinc; Complex Organic Compounds; Petroleum-Related Compounds; PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons); PBDE Flame Retardants; Phthalates; PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls); DDT; Dioxins; Pesticide Exampleâ#x80;#x94;Diflubenzuron (DFB); Chapter 3: Markers and Measures of Water Quality; Markers of Stormwater Quality Visual ObservationsOdors and Health Effects; Quantitative Chemical Analyses; Measures of Water Quality; Quantitative Analysesâ#x80;#x94;Contaminant Concentrations; Mass Emissions; Comparisons to Existing Background Levels; Toxicity; Routes of Exposure; Defeating the Barriers; Organism Routes of Entry; Ingestion; Dermal Absorption; Responses to Toxic Chemicals; Skin/Scales; Liver; Kidneys; Reproductive System; Skeletal System; Variety of Toxic Effects; Synergism and Antagonism; Specific Contaminant Effects; Carcinogens; Mutagens; Teratogens/Reproductive Toxicants; Latency Doseâ#x80;#x93;Response RelationshipsThe Doseâ#x80;#x93;Response Curve; Other Impactsâ#x80;#x94;Metals; Allowable Exposure Limits; Time Effects and Sensitivities; Acute versus Chronic Effects; Sensitive Populations; Chapter 4: Stormwater Sources and Contaminants; Frameworkâ#x80;#x94;The Epidemiologic Model; Contaminant Sources; Natural Sources; Minerals and Sediments; Mechanisms of Sediment Loss; Organic Matter; Point Sources; Temporary Point Sources; Nonpoint Sources; Nonpoint Sources and Their Contaminants; Agriculture; Forestry/Logging; Hydromodification; Marinas and Boating; Abandoned Mine Drainage Roads, Highways, and BridgesNaturally Vegetated Areas; Urban Land Use; Assessments; Monitoring; Going Forward; Chapter 5: Stormwater Laws and Regulations; Overview and History; Rivers and Harbors Actâ#x80;#x94;1899; Water Pollution Control Actâ#x80;#x94;1948; Shifting Public Attitude; The Clean Water Actâ#x80;#x94;1972; Recent Federal Laws and Stormwater; Water Quality Act of 1987â#x80;#x94;Stormwater Specific Regulation; 1997 Regulations; Point Source Industrial Dischargers; Municipal Dischargers; Nonpoint Sources Dischargers; Later Clean Water Act Amendmentsâ#x80;#x94;Temporary/Construction Sources; Energy Policy Act of 2005 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007â#x80;#x94;Section 438
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.21; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply; Water Engineering; Water Science; Environmental Chemistry; CHEMLIBnetBASE; WATERnetBASE; SCI-TECHnetBASE; CHEMISTRYnetBASE; STMnetBASE; Urban runoff -- Management; Water -- Pollution; Water quality; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351113755; 1351113755; 9781351113748; 1351113747; 9781351113731; 1351113739
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