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Priority Pollutants in Urban Stormwater: Part 1 — Case of Separate Storm Sewers

Zgheib, Sally, Moilleron, Régis, Chebbo, Ghassan·2012·Water Research

Abstract

Organic and mineral pollutants have become part of today's urban environment. During a rain event, stormwater quality as well as the corresponding contaminant loads is affected by both atmospheric deposition and the various types of impervious surfaces (roads, rooftops, parking lots etc.) on which runoff occurs. This study provides results on stormwater pollution in Paris and its suburbs from three separate storm sewers (n=20 samples). These results show that the stormwater had been contaminated by 55 chemical substances out of the 88 investigated. A particular attention was given to stormwater particle contamination. Concentrations are provided for: metals, PAHs, PCBs, organotins, alkylphenols, phthalates, pesticides, and VOCs. Our findings are among the first available in the literature since the relevant analyses were all conducted on both the particulate (P) and dissolved (D) phases. For most substances, particles from the three storm sewers were more heavily contaminated than dredged sediments and settleable particles from the Seine River. As a consequence of this finding, the release of untreated stormwater discharges may impact the receiving waters and contribute to sediment contamination.

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  • The lack of land use-related differences for most trace organics and heavy metals may be due to consideration of large stormwater catchments of mixed land use by most existing monitoring programs.

    “This may be due to consideration of large stormwater catchments of mixed land use by most existing monitoring programs (e.g., [6,7,27,28]).”
  • All PAH compounds reported in the French study by Zgheib et al. are well within the 95%-bounds of this study, with the exception of naphthalene, which was found at 20-fold higher concentrations in Parisian stormwater.

    “All PAH compounds reported in the French study by Zgheib et al.[7] are well within the 95%-bounds of this study, with the exception of naphthalene, which was found at 20-fold higher concentrations in Parisian stormwater.”
  • DEHP was detected at significantly lower concentrations than in the US by Pitt et al. and in France by Zgheib et al.

    “The phthalate DEHP was detected at significantly lower concentrations than in the US by Pitt et al. (2004), as well as in France by Zgheib et al. [7].”

    From Micropollutants in Urban Stormwater Runoff of Different Land Uses (2021) · cites this paper as Zgheib et al. [7]

  • The biocide diuron was reported at 5 to 16-fold higher concentrations by Gasperi et al. and Zgheib et al. for France.

    “In turn, the biocide diuron was reported at 5 to 16-fold higher concentrations by Gasperi et al.[6] and Zgheib et al.[7] for France.”
  • Nutrients, heavy metals, bacteria, chlorophenols, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly reported in stormwater runoff.

    “Nutrients, heavy metals, bacteria, chlorophenols, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly reported in stormwater runoff.3-12”

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Authors
Zgheib, S., Moilleron, R., & Chebbo, G.
Affiliations
  • United Nations Development Programme (US)
  • AgroParisTech (FR)
  • Lebanese University (LB)
Corresponding author
Moilleron, Régis
Venue
Water Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-12
Volume
46
Issue
20
Pages
6683-6692
ISSN
0043-1354 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1991035949
Cited by
323
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 3
FWCI
6.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Water Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
Keywords
priority pollutants, urban stormwater, stormwater pollution, particulate contamination, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, organotin compounds, alkylphenols, phthalates, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, impervious surfaces, atmospheric deposition, sediment contamination
MeSH terms
Cities, Drainage, Sanitary, Environmental Monitoring, Rain, Waste Disposal, Fluid, Water Pollutants, Chemical

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