Evaluation of Stormwater Pollutant Removal Efficiency of Bioretention Systems within the Scope of Green Infrastructure Applications

Abstract

The effects of climate change are seen as excessive rainfall, erosion, floods, air pollution, water scarcity and drought in cities. Green infrastructure applications are used to reduce the effects of climate change in urban areas and to ensure environmental sustainability. With green infrastructure applications, by using bioretention systems as an ecological solution instead of structural solutions, both the treatment of stormwater from pollutants and the urban hydrological cycle are provided. Depending on the different land uses, various organic and inorganic substances carried by stormwater deteriorate the surface water quality. Bioretention systems reduce the amount of stormwater while at the same time reducing the pollutants in the water through physical, chemical and biological processes. In this study, the removal efficiencies of nitrogen, phosphorus and some heavy metals obtained in field studies were examined by considering the removal processes of various bioretention systems. It has been seen that removal efficiency varies depending on the pollutant type and concentration, types of land use, soil mixture prepared as a bioretention medium and the amount of precipitation. In this study, the removal efficiencies of nitrogen, phosphorus and some heavy metals obtained in field studies were examined by considering the removal processes of various bioretention systems. It has been seen that removal efficiency varies depending on the pollutant type and concentration, types of land use, soil mixture prepared as a bioretention medium and the amount of precipitation.

Keywords

• Bioretention
• Green infrastructure
• Pollutant removal efficiency
• urban stormwater
• diffuse pollution

Project Number

2020/76

Yeşil Altyapı Uygulamaları Kapsamında Biyotutma Sistemlerinin Yağmur Suyu Kirletici Giderim Verimlerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

İklim değişikliğinin etkileri kentlerde aşırı yağışlar, erozyon, seller, hava kirliliği, su kıtlığı, kuraklık olarak görülmektedir. İklim değişikliğinin kentsel alanlarda etkilerini azaltmak ve çevresel sürdürülebilirliğin sağlanması için yeşil altyapı uygulamaları karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Yeşil altyapı uygulamaları ile, yapısal çözümler yerine ekolojik çözüm olarak biyotutma sistemlerinin kullanılması ile hem yağmur suyunun kirleticilerden arıtılması hem de kentsel hidrolojik döngü sağlanmaktadır. Farklı alan kullanımlarına bağlı olarak yağmur suyuyla taşınan çeşitli organik ve inorganik maddeler yüzey suyu kalitesini bozmaktadır. Biyotutma sistemleri, akışa geçen yağmur suyu miktarını azaltırken aynı zamanda sudaki kirleticileri fiziksel, kimyasal ve biyolojik süreçlerle azaltmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, çeşitli biyotutma sistemlerinin giderim süreçleri göz önünde bulundurularak saha çalışmalarında elde edilen azot, fosfor ve bazı ağır metallerin giderim verimleri incelenmiştir. Giderim veriminin; kirletici tür ve konsantrasyonu, arazi kullanım çeşitleri, biyotutma ortamı olarak hazırlanan toprak karışımı ve yağış miktarına bağlı olarak değiştiği görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Biyotutma
• Yeşil altyapı
• Kirletici giderim verimi
• Kentsel yağmur suyu
• yayılı kirlilik.

Supporting Institution

TRAKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project Number

2020/76

Thanks

Bu çalışma, Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi (TÜBAP, Proje Numarası: 2020/76) tarafından desteklenen yüksek lisans tezinin bir bölümünü oluşturmaktadır.

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