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Front Envir Sci Eng    2012, Vol. 6 Issue (6) : 825-830    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-012-0465-0
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Dynamic behavior of stormwater quality parameters in South Texas
Xubin PAN1,2(), Jingyi ZHANG2, Wei-Ta FANG3, Kim D. JONES2()
1. Institute of Plant Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100029, China; 2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA; 3. Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, China
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Abstract

To control water impairment in urban stormwater, it is important to evaluate changing patterns of water quality parameters in stormwater runoff. Thus, the authors performed a series of experiments to investigate the dynamics of common water parameters during storm events in semi-arid areas, with multiple samples collected and analyzed in field stormwater applications. At this field monitoring site within McAuliffe Park, McAllen, Texas, in the United States, a storm event increased the concentrations of Escherichia coli (E. coli), but this event represented a decreasing trend over the entire event period. Besides, peak intensity of different pollutants in the stormwater runoff occurred at different times other than at any peak flows, representing a complexity of the temporal and spatial measurements. Multi-sample per-event approaches recommended based on the complexity of the hydrograph and different peak intensity times of pollutants. In addition, high bacteria and total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations in the initial stage of the storm event should be considered when designing Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Low Impact Developments (LIDs). New strategies and solutions for addressing ecohydrological challenges should be proposed to avoid collateral damages to their both common wealth in ecosystems and human well-beings.

Keywords event mean concentration      first flush      multi-sample per event      ecohydrology     
Corresponding Author(s): PAN Xubin,Email:xubin.hu.pan@gmail.com; D. JONES Kim,Email:kim.jones@tamuk.edu   
Issue Date: 01 December 2012
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Xubin PAN,Jingyi ZHANG,Wei-Ta FANG, et al. Dynamic behavior of stormwater quality parameters in South Texas[J]. Front Envir Sci Eng, 2012, 6(6): 825-830.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fese/EN/Y2012/V6/I6/825
Fig.1  The photos of experimental field site at McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas during June 22, 2011, (a) Before the storm event; (b) in the middle of the storm event
datessamples
June 22, 20117 samples during the storm event
June 28, 2011one composite sample during baseflow
August 19, 2011one composite sample during baseflow
Tab.1  Stormwater sampling at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
parametersmethods
E. coliIDEXX Colilert
temperature, pH, nitrate nitrogen, salinity, TDS, specific conductivity, and DOYSI Model 6920 V2 (YSI Inc., USA)
turbidity2100P Turbimeter (Hach Inc., USA)
TSSEPA method 160.2
VSSEPA method 160.3
Tab.2  Measurement of indicator bacteria and environmental parameters for storm events at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas
water qualityunitJune 28, 2011Aug 19, 2011
nitrate-nitrite nitrogenmg·L-11.40<1.00
ammonia nitrogenmg·L-10.03030.0811
total Kjeldahl nitrogenmg·L-10.8870.459
phosphorusmg·L-10.2720.278
total suspendedsolidsmg·L-119.544.0
biochemical oxygen demandmg·L-14.9923.5
E. coliMPN/100 mL1203201.4
Tab.3  The values of water quality from samples collected on June 28 and August 19, 2011 at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Fig.2  Flow rate and sample collection time for storm event on June 22, 2011 at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
samplingS0S1S2S3S4S5S6
sampling time12:1313:2813:4213:5614:1214:4015:05
flow rate/(m3·L-1)0.050.030.201.322.495.643.13
Temp./°C29.129.829.428.025.7
Sp. Cond./(mS·cm-1)1.451.351.340.270.16
pH8.007.747.788.498.83
DO/(mg·L-1)5.254.655.327.197.60
nitrate-/(mg·L-1)40762810961234136827
salinity/ppt0.720.670.660.130.08
TDS/(g·L-1)0.940.880.870.170.11
Tab.4  The values of environmental parameters for an event on June 22, 2011 at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas
Fig.3  TSS and VSS in water samples collected during June 22, 2011 at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Fig.4  Turbidity in water samples collected during June 22, 2011 at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Fig.5  concentration in raw water samples and in water filtered through 250 microns collected during June 22, 2011 at the inlet of McAuliffe Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
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