Nutrients in stormwater from urban and agricultural areas can negatively impact receiving waters, including toxic algal blooms and dead zones. There is a need to improve the understanding of the occurrence, impact, and removal of nutrients from stormwater. This Special Issue aims to explore the uptake and transport of nutrients in stormwater, the impacts of nutrients in stormwater, and how nutrients can be removed from stormwater. This may include studies from the field to watershed scales, studies evaluating the impacts of climate change on nutrient transport and transformations, modeling studies, or other studies evaluating the occurrence and impact of nutrients in stormwater. Treatment methods may include low-impact development (LID) techniques, green stormwater infrastructure, in-line treatment, or other innovative methods for the removal of nutrients from stormwater. Particular focus on nitrogen and phosphorus is encouraged, but not required.

Dear Colleagues,

Recent literature shows that many low-impact development techniques and green stormwater infrastructure can export nutrients to receiving waters. With the increased frequency of the occurrences of algal blooms, dead zones growing, and toxic algal blooms distrupting water supplies, nutrients in stormwater has become a topic that needs further exploration. The purpose of this Special Issue is to improve th understanding of the occurrence, impact, and removal of nutrients from stormwater.

We invite you to contribute papers that explore the uptake and transport of nutrients in stormwater, the impacts of nutrients in stormwater, and how nutrients can be removed from stormwater in urban and agricultural areas.  This may include studies from the field to watershed scales, studies evaluating the impact ofc climate change on nutrient transport and transformations, modeling studies, or other studies evaluating the occurrence and impact of nutrients in stormwater. Studies on innovative technologies for the removal of nutrients from stormwater are encouraged. Treatment methods can include low-impact development (LID) techniques, green stormwater infrastructure, in-line treatment, or other innovative methods for the removal of nutrients from stormwater. Particular focus on nitrogen and phosphorus is encouraged, but not required.

Dr. Cara Poor
Dr. Jennifer L. Morse
Dr. Erin Rivers
Guest Editors

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• stormwater
• nitrogen
• phosphorus
• nutrients
• treatment
• algal blooms