Towards sustainable urban water management: A critical reassessment

DR Marlow, M Moglia, S Cook, DJ Beale - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
Within the literature, concerns have been raised that centralised urban water systems are
maladapted to challenges associated with climate change, population growth and other …

Stormwater runoff driven phosphorus transport in an urban residential catchment: Implications for protecting water quality in urban watersheds

YY Yang, GS Toor - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Increased stormwater runoff in urban watersheds is a leading cause of nonpoint phosphorus
(P) pollution. We investigated the concentrations, forms, and temporal trends of P in …

Evaluation of leaf removal as a means to reduce nutrient concentrations and loads in urban stormwater

WR Selbig - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
While the sources of nutrients to urban stormwater are many, the primary contributor is often
organic detritus, especially in areas with dense overhead tree canopy. One way to remove …

Monitoring the effects of urban and forested land uses on runoff quality: Implications for improved stormwater management

IM Simpson, RJ Winston, JD Dorsey - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban stormwater is a substantial source of non-point source pollution. Despite
considerable monitoring efforts, little is known about stormwater quality in certain …

Fertilizer restrictions are not sufficient to mitigate nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida

BE Lapointe, RA Brewton, LE Wilking… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In Florida's Indian River Lagoon (IRL), anthropogenic eutrophication has resulted in
harmful algal blooms and catastrophic seagrass losses. Hoping to improve water quality …

Impacts of residential fertilizer ordinances on Florida lacustrine water quality

SJ Smidt, D Aviles, EF Belshe… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the assumption that residential fertilizer ordinances improve regional water quality,
their impacts across space and time largely remain unknown. Here, we analyze changes in …

Culture, science, and activism in Florida lawn and landscape fertilizer policy

CD Ryan, JB Unruh, KE Kenworthy, AJ Lamm… - …, 2019 - journals.ashs.org
Every county and municipality in Florida can adopt its own unique ordinance regulating the
fertilization of lawns and landscapes. With increased concern for eutrophication to state …

Passage of phosphorus-free lawn fertilizer laws by US States

S Lee, L McCann - Journal of Natural Resources …, 2018 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient, but it can pollute rivers and lakes. State laws
banning P in lawn fertilizer can reduce pollutant loads from urban areas. A random effects …

Sustainable urban landscaping: Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for turfgrass fertilizers

H Khachatryan, DH Suh, G Zhou… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Residential lawns provide diverse benefits, including social (eg, enhancing humans'
physical and psychological well-being), economic (eg, increasing real estate values), and …

Urea inputs drive picoplankton blooms in Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA

JE Ivey, JL Wolny, CA Heil, SM Murasko, JA Brame… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent increases in global urea usage, including its incorporation in slow-release fertilizers
commonly used in lawn care in Florida, have the potential to alter the form and amount of …