DEMONSTRATION OF NONPOINT POLLUTION ABATEMENT THROUGH IMPROVED STREET CLEANING PRACTICES

A presentation is given of the results and conclusions from the EPA-sponsored demonstration study of nonpoint pollution abatement through improved street cleaning practices. An important aspect was the development of sampling procedures to test street cleaning equipment performance in real-world conditions. Other areas explored in this study include: (1) accumulation rate characteristics of the various pollutants associated with street dirt; (2) runoff flow characteristics, concentrations and total mass yields of monitored pollutants in runoff, and street dirt removal capabilities and effects on deposition in the sewerage for various kinds of storms; (3) costs and labor effectiveness of street cleaning, runoff treatment, and combined runoff and wastewater treatment; and (4) results of a special study of airborne dust losses from street surfaces.

• Corporate Authors:

  Woodward-Clyde Consultants

  Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 700
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94111

  Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory

  26 West St Clair
  Cincinnatic, OH  United States  45219
• Authors:
  • Pitt, R
• Publication Date: 1979-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 292 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Analysis; Cleaning; Concentration (Chemistry); Costs; Demonstration projects; Dust control; Highway maintenance; Particles; Runoff; Sampling; Streets; Urban areas; Water pollution
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Street maintenance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312654
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA/600/2-79/161 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: EPA-S-804432
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1980 12:00AM