Comparison of the suitability of soil and sand filters for the treatment of run-off water of heavily used roads.
Evaluation of sand and soil filters of different road runoff treatment facilities.
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Beatrice Kulli Honauer
- Project team : Simon Amrein, Roman Berger
- Project budget : CHF 30'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Federal government (ASTRA)
- Project partner : WST21 / Michele Steiner, ILU / Felix Rutz, GEOTEST / Adalbert Pazeller
- Contact person : Beatrice Kulli Honauer
Description
Natural road runoff treatment facilities work with different substrates. These can be sand or soil filters. This project investigates the flow, filtration and retention behaviour for contaminants of these two substrates.
Publications
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Pazeller, Adalbert; von Känel, Christopf; Steiner, Michele; Rutz, Felix; Kulli Honauer, Beatrice,
2017.
Vergleich der Eignung von bewachsenen Boden- und Sandfiltern zur Reinigung von Strassenabwasser.
Schweizerischer Verband der Strassen- und Verkehrsfachleute.