The control efficiency and mechanism of heavy metals by permeable pavement system in runoff based on enhanced...

As one of the commonly used stormwater management measures, permeable pavement system (PPS) played a prominent role in controlling runoff pollution and alleviating urban waterlogging. In this study, new enhanced infiltration materials (construction waste brick, coal gangue, activated carbon, multi-walled carbon nanotube, multi-layer graphene) were applied in PPS and the control efficiency and mechanism of typical heavy metals (HMs, Mn²⁺, Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, Ni²⁺) was investigated in runoff. Furthermore, the influences of different rainfall intensities and antecedent dry periods on HMs removal by PPS were evaluated. The results showed that all PPS with enhanced infiltration materials have little leaching effect on HMs (＜3 μg/L). All the selected enhanced infiltration materials meet the requirements of PPS. The concentration of HMs in the effluent of PPS dropped sharply first, followed rebounded and then maintained at a stable range. Activated carbon PPS (AC), Multi-walled carbon nanotube PPS (MCN), and Multi-layer graphene PPS (MG) could significantly improve the control effect of PPS on nearly all selected HMs. The average removal rates of AC, MCN and MG for six HMs were 75.48%-99.35%, 81.30%-97.59%, and 73.03%-99.33%, respectively. Compared with Traditional PPS (TR), the effluent concentrations of HMs in construction waste brick PPS (CW) and coal gangue PPS (CG) were relatively higher and unstable. AC, CN and MG could adapt to different rainfall conditions and the maximum removal rates of most HMs exceed to 99%. With antecedent dry periods increased, the control effect of HMs was significantly improved. The influences of the antecedent drying period on HMs removal followed as: CW＞CG＞TR＞MG＞CN＞AC. This study provided novel methods to eliminating HMs in runoff and provides implications for the design of PPS.