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Urban runoff models were improved by incorporating ecological memory, accounting for the delayed impact of rainfall on pollutant wash-off. This enhancement better simulates urban water pollution and aids in developing targeted pollution reduction strategies.

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  • Environmental Science
  • Hydrology
  • Water Quality

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  • Urbanization leads to increased impervious surfaces, causing degraded water quality through runoff.
  • Existing urban wash-off models fail to account for the time delay between rainfall and peak pollutant concentration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and quantify ecological memory in urban wash-off processes.
  • To improve the accuracy of urban surface water pollutant models.

Main Methods:

  • Ecological memory was calculated to represent the lagging effect of rainfall on pollutant wash-off.
  • An existing urban wash-off model was modified to include ecological memory.
  • Statistical tests (Kolmogorov-Smirnov) were used to analyze the impact of rainfall intensity.

Main Results:

  • Incorporating ecological memory significantly improved model performance for all pollutants and rainfall conditions (R-squared increased).
  • Rainfall intensity was a significant factor influencing ecological memory distributions (p < 0.05).
  • The first flush phenomenon did not significantly alter ecological memory distributions.

Conclusions:

  • The enhanced urban wash-off model provides a more accurate simulation of pollutant dynamics.
  • The model can support real-time monitoring and the development of effective nonpoint source pollution control strategies.