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rebecca.killalea@canberra.edu.au on 02 Mar 2022
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Study
- Citation
- Vaze, J., & Chiew, F. H. S. (2003). Study of pollutant washoff from small impervious experimental plots. Water Resources Research.
- Study description
- This study examined the impact of rainfall and runoff on pollutant washoff in both field and laboratory experiments. The study looked at the washoff characteristics of TSS, TN and TP.
Response
- Cause term/trajectory
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Hydrology - surface flow (timing)
(Increase)
- Cause description
- Increasing storm duration
- Effect term/trajectory
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Water quality - nutrients (nitrogen)
(Decrease)
- Effect description
- The TN concentration was highest at the start of the simulated runoff and decreased over time.
- Response measure type
- Other
- Response measure description
- No response measure type or statistical analysis stated in paper.
Design
- Source data
- Field
- Study type
- Manipulation
- Study design
- After impact only
- Number of independent control or reference sampling units
- 1
- Sample size used in analysis
- Field: 5, Laboratory: 9
- Design description
- Source Data: Field and Laboratory. 1 site used in field study, 1 site used in laboratory study
Context
- Climate
- Temperate
- Country
- Australia
- Habitat
- Artificial
- Spatial extent
- Other
- Temporal extent
- Snapshot
- Context description
- Context: Road surface