Abstract
Integrated urban water system (IUWS) modelling aims at assessing the quality of the surface water receiving the urban emissions through sewage treatment plants, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and stormwater drainage systems. However, some micropollutants have the tendency to occur in more than one environmental medium. In this work, a multimedia fate and transport model (MFTM) is “wrapped around” a dynamic IUWS model for organic micropollutants to enable integrated environmental assessment. The combined model was
tested on a hypothetical catchment using two scenarios: a reference scenario and a stormwater infiltration pond scenario, as an example of a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS). A case for Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) was simulated and resulted in a reduced surface water concentration for the latter scenario. However, the model also showed that this was at the expense of increased fluxes to air and groundwater.
tested on a hypothetical catchment using two scenarios: a reference scenario and a stormwater infiltration pond scenario, as an example of a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS). A case for Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) was simulated and resulted in a reduced surface water concentration for the latter scenario. However, the model also showed that this was at the expense of increased fluxes to air and groundwater.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 8UDM & 2RWHM : The 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. The 2nd International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management, 7-12 September, 2009, Tokyo, Japan. Proceedings |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | CD-ROM |
| Publisher | IWA, IAHR & University Tokyo |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling & 2nd International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 7 Sep 2009 → 12 Sep 2009 Conference number: 8 / 5 http://www.env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/8UDM/ |
Conference
| Conference | 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling & 2nd International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management |
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| Number | 8 / 5 |
| Country | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Period | 07/09/2009 → 12/09/2009 |
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Cite this
De Keyser, W., Gevaert, V., Verdonck, F., Nopens, I., De Baets, B., Vanrolleghem, P. A., Mikkelsen, P. S., & Benedetti, L. (2009). Combining multimedia models with integrated urban water system models for micropollutants. In 8UDM & 2RWHM: The 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. The 2nd International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management, 7-12 September, 2009, Tokyo, Japan. Proceedings (Vol. CD-ROM). IWA, IAHR & University Tokyo.