Simulated rain events on an urban roadway to understand the dynamics of mercury mobilization in stormwater runoff |
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Authors: | Chris S. Eckley Brian Branfireun |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Geography, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada b Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA |
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Abstract: | This research focuses on mercury (Hg) mobilization in stormwater runoff from an urban roadway. The objectives were to determine: how the transport of surface-derived Hg changes during an event hydrograph; the influence of antecedent dry days on the runoff Hg load; the relationship between total suspended sediments (TSS) and Hg transport, and; the fate of new Hg input in rain and its relative importance to the runoff Hg load. Simulated rain events were used to control variables to elucidate transport processes and a Hg stable isotope was used to trace the fate of Hg inputs in rain. The results showed that Hg concentrations were highest at the beginning of the hydrograph and were predominately particulate bound (HgP). On average, almost 50% of the total Hg load was transported during the first minutes of runoff, underscoring the importance of the initial runoff on load calculations. Hg accumulated on the road surface during dry periods resulting in the Hg runoff load increasing with antecedent dry days. The Hg concentrations in runoff were significantly correlated with TSS concentrations (mean r2 = 0.94 ± 0.09). The results from the isotope experiments showed that the new Hg inputs quickly become associated with the surface particles and that the majority of Hg in runoff is derived from non-event surface-derived sources. |
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Keywords: | Mercury Urban Total suspended solids Non-point source pollution Stormwater Water quality Impervious surfaces |
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