10.4122/1.1000001647
Bay\303\263n, J. R.
J. R.
Bay\303\263n
Castro, D.
D.
Castro
Moreno-Ventas, X.
X.
Moreno-Ventas
Coupe, S.J.
S.J.
Coupe
Newman, A.P.
A.P.
Newman
Pervious pavement research in Spain: Hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms
DTU Library, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
2005
Conference presentation
Degradation
geotextile
microorganisms
Pervious pavement
Universidad De Cantabria, Escuela T. S. De Ingenieros De Caminos
Escuela T. S. De Ingenieros De Caminos
Universidad De Cantabria
Coventry University, School Of Science
School Of Science
Coventry University
2005
en
10.4122/1.1000001648
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Pervious pavements have made an important contribution to stormwater quality improvements in sustainable urban drainage systems, particularly as part of a treatment train approach. In Spain however this approach has hardly been addressed. This paper outlines the emerging research in a collaboration between UK and Spanish Universities aimed at establishing a research infrastructure to allow the study of pervious pavements to be carried out taking into account local conditions in the northwest of Spain. Parallel with the development of locally-appropriate porous pavement structures a biological study dealing with the hydrocarbon degrading efficiency is taking place. Experiments are reported utilising different locally available surfaces and sub-base materials in which microorganisms are introduced from a variety of contaminated sites to act as an inoculum. In addition to effluent analysis aimed at measuring the degree of hydrocarbon retention/degradation, experiments will be reported on the physical characteristic of the different materials used. This research addresses the influence, not only of the different surface and sub-base materials but also of the different types of geosynthetics used. It is intended that this research will establish criteria for the further development of a design for hydrocarbon-degrading pervious pavement structures in Spain.