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Retrofitting Suburbs: Prioritizing Bmp Implementation To Reduce Phosphorus Runoff, Emily S. Wright
Retrofitting Suburbs: Prioritizing Bmp Implementation To Reduce Phosphorus Runoff, Emily S. Wright
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Increasing suburban development has impaired water resources in the Charles River Watershed. Growing populations in the suburban fringes of Boston, Massachusetts have had a significant impact on ecosystems in the region. According to the EPA, one of the primary pollutants in the Charles River is phosphorus (EPA, 2010b). Phosphorus pollution contributes to algal blooms in the Charles that are harmful to ecosystems and toxic to humans (EPA, 2010b).
In order to prevent existing suburban residential areas from contributing additional phosphorus to the Charles River, stormwater best management practices (BMPs) were studied to determine which BMPs effectively contain phosphorus. Infiltration trenches, …