Attenuation of stormwater contaminants from highway runoff within unsaturated limestone, Dade County, Florida

Waller, Bradley G.; Klein, Howard; Lefkoff, Lawrence J.

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Infiltration of stormwater in heavily urbanized parts of Dade County, Florida, is a prime source of recharge to the unconfined Biscayne aquifer, the sole source of drinking water for southeast Florida. Ponded stormwater at the test site contained greater concentrations of lead, zinc, manganese, nitrogen (except nitrate), and phosphorus than the water which percolated through the unsaturated limestone. Attenuation of some stormwater contaminants in the surface soils and limestone is indicated at the test site adjacent to a busy throughfare. Lead concentrations of 610 micrograms per kilogram and zinc concentrations of 91 micrograms per kilogram were found in the thin surface soils, nearly 20 times more than the concentrations of these metals at greater depth. In contrast, soil and rock sample at a control site remote from heavy traffic contained low concentrations of metals and showed little variation in concentration with depth. (USGS)

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Waller, Bradley G.; Klein, Howard; Lefkoff, Lawrence J.

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iv, 12 p. :ill., map ;28 cm.

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U.S. Geological Survey,

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Water-Resources Investigations Report

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WRI

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84-4083

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Attenuation of stormwater contaminants from highway runoff within unsaturated limestone, Dade County, Florida; 1984; WRI; 84-4083; Waller, Bradley G.; Klein, Howard; Lefkoff, Lawrence J.

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1984

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Attenuation of stormwater contaminants from highway runoff within unsaturated limestone, Dade County, Florida; 1984; WRI; 84-4083; Waller, Bradley G.; Klein, Howard; Lefkoff, Lawrence J.