Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water ...

Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. Megan Rippy's research ...

To help us with evaluations, a paid Board of External Reviewers (BER) provides national expertise in stormwater treatment technologies. The BER acts in a direct review capacity to provide us ...

A sand filter, or "filtration basin", is a stormwater quality treatment system that works by using a two-component clarification system: the first is a sediment forebay for settling large particles ...

In comparison, increasing a site’s permeable surfaces allows for natural filtration and reduces the costs associated with adding stormwater management systems. Permeable surfaces increase ...

Conservation Use of on-site natural features Site planning Distributed stormwater best management practices (BMPs) integrated into a project design LID best management practices emphasize ...