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Researchers devise hidden dune filters to treat coastal stormwater runoff

2013-03-20 03:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures. "It was not economically feasible to use a tract of beachfront property to treat stormwater. Instead, we were able to devise a system that could be installed in an area that was...

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