Clogging Mechanism of Stormwater Filter Media by NaCl as a Deicing Salt

Abstract The effect of NaCl deicing salt on compost-included stormwater filtration media (SFM) has not been studied so far. This article presents results of an experimental and analytical study conducted to understand the mechanism of permeability reduction in two SFM caused by the application of a common deicing salt (NaCl). The two SFM used were made up of clayey silty sand with and without added compost (15% by mass). Constant-head flow experiments were conducted applying NaCl at two different concentrations. Permeability of SFM without compost reduced by an average of 19.1%, while the permeability of SFM with compost reduced by an average of 93.7%. Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) tests and chemical analyses were conducted on representative samples of the media, both before and after salt application. MIP results showed that median pore sizes enlarged, while permeability reduced. This is counterintuitive, as we usually expect that permeability reduction would be caused by pore-size reduction. MIP r...

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