Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2008AL67B

Evaluating Bioretention Contaminant Uptake and Removal in an Experimental Rain Garden Study

Institute: Alabama
Year Established: 2008 Start Date: 2008-03-01 End Date: 2009-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $17,355 Total Non-Federal Funds: $34,872

Principal Investigators: Mark Dougherty, Charlene LeBleu

Project Summary: This project will monitor and compare two different bioretention areas at a facility located on the Auburn University campus. The overall goal of the project will be to quantify the rates of pollution removal in two engineered rain gardens through soil adsorption and phytoremediation.