Monitoring the impacts of rainfall characteristics on sediment loss from road construction sites.

ABSTRACT: Exposed soils associated with active construction sites provide opportunities for erosion and sediment transport during storm events, introducing risks associated with excess sediment to downstream infrastructure and aquatic biota. A better understanding of the drivers of sediment transport in construction site runoff is needed to improve the design and performance of erosion and sediment control measures (ESCMs). Eleven monitoring locations on 3 active road construction sites in central Ohio were established to characterize runoff quality from points of concentrated flow during storm events. Grab samples were analyzed for total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, and particle size distribution (PSD). Median TSS concentrations and turbidity levels across all samples were 626 mg/L (range 25-

SUBMITTER: Grimm AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11133084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature