This report describes the experimental equipment and the first results of a study to characterise the quality of storm water runoff in the area of a medium traffic flow highway toll gate and also to evaluate the efficiency, for this type of surface, of a “source-area treatment” technology currently on the market called EcoDrainTM. This system was designed to reduce pollutants carried into storm drains by water runoff via filtration and absorption. The report presents the results of tests carried out in the Hydraulic laboratory of the University of Pavia to ascertain the hydraulic performance of the device. Furthermore, this report describes the experimental equipment installed near a Cremona (Northern Italy) toll gate to field-test the system’s ability to decrease pollutants and the first results regarding the quality of storm water runoff in this area.
Pollution in storm water runoff in a highway toll gate area and performance of a source-area treatment technology
CIAPONI, CARLO;PAPIRI, SERGIO;TODESCHINI, SARA;
2005-01-01
Abstract
This report describes the experimental equipment and the first results of a study to characterise the quality of storm water runoff in the area of a medium traffic flow highway toll gate and also to evaluate the efficiency, for this type of surface, of a “source-area treatment” technology currently on the market called EcoDrainTM. This system was designed to reduce pollutants carried into storm drains by water runoff via filtration and absorption. The report presents the results of tests carried out in the Hydraulic laboratory of the University of Pavia to ascertain the hydraulic performance of the device. Furthermore, this report describes the experimental equipment installed near a Cremona (Northern Italy) toll gate to field-test the system’s ability to decrease pollutants and the first results regarding the quality of storm water runoff in this area.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
