Hydrological and water quality performance of newly constructed bioretention mesocosms
| dc.contributor.advisor | He, Jianxun | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Valeo, Caterina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Li, Xing | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Chu, Angus | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Veselinova, Elena | |
| dc.date | 2020-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-29T13:23:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-29T13:23:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-09-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | To examine the effects of growing media, vegetation and other potential influential factors (including event magnitude, and media temperature and moisture) on bioretention performance, 24 bioretention mesocosms were constructed using three types of growing media and planted with three types of vegetation in 2017. As a part of the research project, this thesis used the field observations in 2018 to assess their hydrological and water quality performance and to identify the primary influential factors on bioretention performance in the first year of their operation. A series of 25 simulated events (of different magnitudes) were performed between June and October of 2018. On average, the mesocosms retained 16% of inflow while significant chemical leaching from all mesocosms was observed. Among the potential influential factors, the event magnitude and growing media were identified to be the most dominant factor affecting the hydrological and water quality performance of the bioretention mesocosms, respectively. Among the three types of growing media, the clay-loam (mixed with woodchips) media had lower water retention rate but leached less compared to other two types of growing media. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Li, X. (2020). Hydrological and water quality performance of newly constructed bioretention mesocosms (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38264 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112605 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Schulich School of Engineering | en_US |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | en_US |
| dc.subject | bioretention system | en_US |
| dc.subject | nutrient leaching | en_US |
| dc.subject | Influential factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | early stage | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Engineering--Civil | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Engineering--Environmental | en_US |
| dc.title | Hydrological and water quality performance of newly constructed bioretention mesocosms | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Engineering – Civil | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |
| ucalgary.item.requestcopy | true | en_US |