Cleveland, T G and Fashokun, A (2006) Construction-associated solids loads with a temporary sediment control bmp. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(10), pp. 1122-1125. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
A highway construction site was monitored to determine the effectiveness of a temporary sediment control (rock-filter dam) that was part of the pollution prevention plan that protected storm water from leaving the site. Selected water quality parameters were monitored along with solids-specific parameters. The results were compared in a before-during-after approach and an upstream-downstream approach using a two-sample t test for differences in the mean values during the different construction phases or locations. Construction activity caused a six-fold increase in total solids leaving the construction site during construction, as compared to precon-struction values. Construction activity had an effect on the distribution of particles in a suspension leaving the construction site. The solids control device, a rock-filter dam, had an effect on the particle-size distribution of suspended particles, but - in upstream-downstream analysis - did not produce a significant difference in solids leaving the construction site.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | best management practice; sediment; stormwater management; water pollution; water quality |
| Index terms: | management practice, stormwater, construction site, highway construction, effectiveness, water quality, prevention, construction phase, pollution, construction activity |
| Subjects: | work location, project delivery, construction operations, environmental health, environmental engineering, occupational health, performance management, civil engineering, management, financial risk |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Site Management, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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