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Nitrogen Biogeochemistry in Urban Wetlands and Bioretention Systems: The Evolving Roles of Urban Stormwater Management Practices.
Citation:
STANDER, E., M. BORST, T. OCONNOR, A. ROWE, AND J. G. Ehrenfeld. Nitrogen Biogeochemistry in Urban Wetlands and Bioretention Systems: The Evolving Roles of Urban Stormwater Management Practices. Presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14 - 18, 2009.
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To inform the public.
Description:
Description for AGU 2009 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2009. I have been invited to speak in a session hosted by the Biogeosciences section of the American Geophysical Union. The session is titled “Biogeochemistry of Soil and Surface Water in Rural, Suburban and Urban Ecosystems.” This abstract will be submitted for acceptance to give an oral presentation at the meeting. My abstract focuses on the impacts of both conventional and green stormwater management practices on nitrogen cycling processes in urban wetlands and bioretention systems. I will present results from the bench scale rain garden study, any results from the pilot- and full-scale rain garden projects, as well as findings from my dissertation research. In particular I highlight the potential for LID implementation to mitigate stormwater nitrogen and also result in improved hydrological conditions and thus increased capacity for nitrate removal in urban wetlands