Pollutants in Urban Runoff

Pollutant Load a Function of Imperviousness

• Sediment

• Nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen)

• Metals

• Pesticides/herbicides

• Bacteria

• Hydrocarbons

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Pollutant load often increases with impervious cover. The pollutants listed here are some of the most common ones found in urban stormwater runoff.