Event mean concentrations for dissolved phosphorus
Summary of dissolved phosphorus event mean concentrations from various studies. There is inadequate information to provide recommended emcs for different land uses.
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| Study | Land cover/land use | Range (mg/L) | Mean | Median | Number of samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth1 | Commercial | 0.01-0.47 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 42 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Industrial | 0.03-0.45 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 63 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Residential | 0.04-0.84 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 77 |
| Forth Worth2 | Transportation | 0.11 | 28 | ||
| Twin Cities3 | Mixed | 0.01-1.4 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 147 |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.52 | 0.61 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.4 | 0.14 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.14 | 0.04 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.05 | 0.03 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.04 | 0.02 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.03 | 0.02 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.04 | 0.02 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 1.54 | 0.81 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.12 | 0.08 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.11 | 0.07 | 25 | |
| Madison4 | Medium density residential | 0.11 | 0.07 | 25 | |
| US EPA Nurp Study5 | Residential | 0.143 | |||
| US EPA Nurp Study5 | Mixed | 0.056 | |||
| US EPA Nurp Study5 | Commercial | 0.08 | |||
| US EPA Nurp Study5 | Open | 0.026 | |||
| New York6 | Residential | 0.20 | 738 | ||
| New York6 | Commercial | 0.18 | 323 | ||
| New York6 | Industrial | 0.16 | 325 | ||
| New York6 | Open | 0.16 | 44 |
1Urban Stormwater Quality, Event-Mean Concentrations, and Estimates of Stormwater Pollutant Loads, Dallas-Fort Worth Area, Texas. 1992–93 Stanley Baldys III, T.H. Raines, B.L. Mansfield, and J.T. Sandlin U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98–4158.
2Computed and Estimated Pollutant Loads, West Fork Trinity River, Fort Worth, Texas, 1997. United States Geological survey. Water Resources Investigations Report 01–4253
3Brezonik and stadelman. 2002. Analysis and predictive models of stormwater runoff volumes, loads, and pollutant concentrations from watersheds in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota, USA. Water Research Volume 36, Issue 7, Pages 1743-1757
457.Waschbusch, R.J., W.R. Selbig, and R.T. Bannerman. 1999. Sources of phosphorus and street dirt from Two Urban Residential Basins in Madison, Wisconsin, 1994-95. USGS Water-Resources Investigation Report 99-4021
5U.S. EPA. Results of the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program. 1983. Volume I: Final Report. PB84-185552
6New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. August 2003. Stormwater Management Design Manual. Chapter 5 - Acceptable Stormwater Management Practices.