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Microorganism Removal in Permeable Pavement Parking Lots in Edison Environmental Center, New Jersey
Citation:
Selvakumar, A. AND T. OConnor. Microorganism Removal in Permeable Pavement Parking Lots in Edison Environmental Center, New Jersey. EWRI Conference, Sacramento, CA, May 22 - 25, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
Purpose is to evaluate the performance of permeable pavement in removing indicator organisms from infiltrating stormwater runoff.
Description:
Three types of permeable pavements (pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavers, and porous asphalt) were monitored at the Edison Environmental Center in Edison, New Jersey for indicator organisms such as fecal coliform, enterococci, and E. coli. Results showed that porous asphalt had much lower concentration in monitored infiltrate compared to pervious concrete and permeable interlocking concrete pavers. Concentrations of monitored organisms in infiltrate from porous asphalt were consistently below the bathing water quality standard. Fecal coliform and enterococci exceeded bathing water quality standards more than 72% and 34% of the time for permeable interlocking concrete pavers and pervious concrete, respectively.