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The Swirl Concentrator as an Urban Runoff Treatment Device

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Urban Runoff Pollution

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The SWIRL concentrator is a small, highly effective device for flow control and primary treatment of combined sewer overflows, Swirl concentrators similar to the version developed by EPA (1) have been adopted by several sanitary districts in Norway.

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References

  1. Sullivan, R.H. et al. The Swirl Concentrator as a combined sewer overflow regulator facility. USEPA Report No. EPA-RZ-72-008. 1972.

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  2. Lygren, E. and Gjessing, E. Highway Pollution in a Nordic Climate. VA-Report No. 3/84. 0-79024, NIVA.

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  1. Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), P.O.Box 333, Blindern, 0314, Oslo 3, Norway

    Eivind Lygren & Torbjorn Damhaug

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  1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (A-101-F), 20460, Washington, D.C., USA

    Harry C. Torno (Senior Staff Engineer) (Senior Staff Engineer)

  2. National Water Research Institute, 867 Lakeshore Road, L7R4A6, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

    Jiri Marsalek (Research Scientist) (Research Scientist)

  3. Laboratoire d’Hydrologie Mathématique, Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, F-34060, Montpellier Cedex, France

    Michel Desbordes (Maître de Conférences) (Maître de Conférences)

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Lygren, E., Damhaug, T. (1986). The Swirl Concentrator as an Urban Runoff Treatment Device. In: Torno, H.C., Marsalek, J., Desbordes, M. (eds) Urban Runoff Pollution. NATO ASI Series, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70889-3_23

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