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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM: Rain Gardens
Citation:
STANDER, E. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM: Rain Gardens. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/F-08/013, 2008.
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Description:
the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) rain garden evaluation is part of a larger collection of long-term research that evaluates a variety of stormwater management practices. The U.S. EPA recognizes the potential of rain gardens as a green infrastructure management tool to lessen the influence of development on aquatic resources. The Green Infrastructure Research Program’s long-term rain garden research objectives are to address the issues of pollutant and nutrient removal capabilities of rain gardens by studying the following: • The performance of rain gardens in removing pollutants. • Whether currently-accepted design standards can be adjusted to improve nitrate removal capabilities.
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