This project quantified the contaminants in stormwater runoff flowing into two on-site ponds at the EcoTarium museum in Worcester, MA in order to design effective Best Management Practices (BMPs). Samples from various locations were collected and tested over multiple rain events. It was found that the contaminants of greatest concern in the stormwater runoff were total phosphorus and pathogens. BMPs for the EcoTarium were designed to primarily treat these contaminants with minimal site impact.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Feldman, Zeke H.
• Rickson, Benjamin Martin
• Cumello, Nicholas C.
• Vogel, Samantha L.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-040720-201337

Advisor

• Walker, Harold W.
• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-04-07

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificación

• 2022-04-06