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Edith Cowan University

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2021

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Evaluating The Relative Importance Of Stormwater For Nutrient And Metal Contamination To The Urban, Groundwater Dependent Yellagonga Wetlands, Through Wetland Budgeting, Jonas Polifka Jan 2021

Evaluating The Relative Importance Of Stormwater For Nutrient And Metal Contamination To The Urban, Groundwater Dependent Yellagonga Wetlands, Through Wetland Budgeting, Jonas Polifka

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Wetlands provide numerous ecosystem services and can be utilised as pollutant sinks, however excessive contamination of wetlands can induce adverse effects to wetland ecology and lead to degradation of its values. Runoff from precipitation mobilizes contaminants from impervious surfaces which are, in some case, transported directly to wetlands through stormwater drainage. Urban stormwater can be a significant source of contaminants to wetlands, although its overall importance needs to be assessed for each wetland individually. Wetland budgeting is a management tool used to evaluate the relative importance of contaminant sources to wetlands, by comparing contaminant loads. Environmental management of the Yellagonga …