A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy

In the context of the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies for soil pollution prevention, a methodology that try to overcome the lack of runoff quality data in Puglia (Southern Italy) is firstly tackled in this paper. It provides a tool to obtain total suspended solid (TSS) pol...

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Main Authors: Angela Gorgoglione, Andrea Gioia, Vito Iacobellis, Alberto Ferruccio Piccinni, Ezio Ranieri
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9327614
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author Angela Gorgoglione
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Alberto Ferruccio Piccinni
Ezio Ranieri
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description In the context of the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies for soil pollution prevention, a methodology that try to overcome the lack of runoff quality data in Puglia (Southern Italy) is firstly tackled in this paper. It provides a tool to obtain total suspended solid (TSS) pollutographs in areas without availability of monitoring campaigns. The proposed procedure is based on the relationship between rainfall characteristics and pollutant wash-off. In particular, starting from the evaluation of the observed regional rainfall patterns by using a rainfall generator model, the storm water management model (SWMM) was applied on five case studies located in different climatic subareas. The quantity SWMM parameters were evaluated starting from the drainage network and catchments characteristics, while the quality parameters were obtained from results of a monitoring campaign conducted for quality model calibration and validation with reference to the pollutograph’s shape and the peak-time. The research yields a procedure useful to evaluate the first flush phenomenon in ungauged sites and, in particular, it provides interesting information for designing efficient and sustainable drainage systems for first flush treatment and diffuse pollution treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-fe34eb63cbd844a79d9af809ca47c40b2025-02-03T01:24:05ZengWileyApplied and Environmental Soil Science1687-76671687-76752016-01-01201610.1155/2016/93276149327614A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern ItalyAngela Gorgoglione0Andrea Gioia1Vito Iacobellis2Alberto Ferruccio Piccinni3Ezio Ranieri4DICATECh, Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyDICATECh, Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyDICATECh, Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyDICATECh, Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyDICATECh, Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyIn the context of the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies for soil pollution prevention, a methodology that try to overcome the lack of runoff quality data in Puglia (Southern Italy) is firstly tackled in this paper. It provides a tool to obtain total suspended solid (TSS) pollutographs in areas without availability of monitoring campaigns. The proposed procedure is based on the relationship between rainfall characteristics and pollutant wash-off. In particular, starting from the evaluation of the observed regional rainfall patterns by using a rainfall generator model, the storm water management model (SWMM) was applied on five case studies located in different climatic subareas. The quantity SWMM parameters were evaluated starting from the drainage network and catchments characteristics, while the quality parameters were obtained from results of a monitoring campaign conducted for quality model calibration and validation with reference to the pollutograph’s shape and the peak-time. The research yields a procedure useful to evaluate the first flush phenomenon in ungauged sites and, in particular, it provides interesting information for designing efficient and sustainable drainage systems for first flush treatment and diffuse pollution treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9327614
spellingShingle Angela Gorgoglione
Andrea Gioia
Vito Iacobellis
Alberto Ferruccio Piccinni
Ezio Ranieri
A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
title A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy
title_full A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy
title_fullStr A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy
title_full_unstemmed A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy
title_short A Rationale for Pollutograph Evaluation in Ungauged Areas, Using Daily Rainfall Patterns: Case Studies of the Apulian Region in Southern Italy
title_sort rationale for pollutograph evaluation in ungauged areas using daily rainfall patterns case studies of the apulian region in southern italy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9327614
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