Stormwater is a major contributor to microplastic (MP) pollution in the aquatic environment.
Although MPs are associated with many toxicological effects, their levels in stormwater are …

Stormwater control measures (SCMs) have the potential to mitigate negative effects of
watershed development on hydrology and water quality. Stormwater regulations and …

The environmental benefits of having retention/detention ponds as major stormwater
management facilities in a neighborhood have been well documented since the adoption of …

Small waterbodies such as ponds are widely represented in cities, contributing to the blue-
green infrastructure, improving human well-being. Ornamental ponds are particularly …

Urban retention ponds are a common stormwater control measure (SCM), particularly in
rapidly developing coastal areas due to their physiography. A retention pond can hold a …

Intensive agricultural cultivation in hilly catchments is subject to significant environmental
risks, because the local terrain and exceptionally fragile ecosystem usually promote high …

Managed stormwater ponds are abundant in urban landscapes in much of the world,
performing vital but under-studied functions for attenuation of urban runoff and nutrient …

A small standing-water ecosystem (SWE) is a shallow (< 20 m) lentic water body with a
surface of a few hectares (≤ 10 ha). Compared to larger counterparts, they exhibit wider …

Freshwaters have been recognized as important sources of greenhouse gases (GHG) to the
atmosphere. However, urban ponds have received little attention even though their number …

Growing demands for watershed nitrogen (N) removal have called attention to abundant
small bodies of water such as ponds, which have long been heralded as efficient storage …