ENHANCING THE NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFICIENCY OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNIQUES

Research is needed on green infrastructure to better understand the pollutant removal and infiltration capabilities of this technology, as well as how to improve these functions. Additional research must be completed to better understand how to use green infrastructure to cost-effectively replace our society's aging infrastructure and as a means to better manage runoff from urban, suburban, rural, and mixed land uses. This project is highly relevant to the mission of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) as the proposed research will result in practical, science-based techniques that have been enhanced to effectively remove nitrogen (N) from land use practices and stormwater runoff in mixed land use watersheds.