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Performance characterisation of a stormwater treatment bioretention basin

Isri R Mangangka1, An Liu2, Prasanna Egodawatta3

  • 1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia.

Journal of Environmental Management
|December 10, 2014
PubMed

Keywords:
Bioretention basinRainfall characteristicsStormwater pollutant processesStormwater qualityStormwater treatment

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