Sanger, D., Weinstein, J., Crawford, K. 2010. Sediment contamination in stormwater detention ponds: Accumulated pollutants can reach levels of ecological and human health concern. Stormwater .Forester Media, Santa Barbara, CA.

coastal, Management, pollutant, sampling, sediment, Stormwater

Sixteen stormwater pond’s sediment were sampled in coastal South Carolina for contaminants. These ponds are a subset of a larger water quality study conducted by the state coastal program. Land use and catchment area were a large factor contributing to elevated pollutant levels in sediment. The results suggest that PAHs are a contaminant of potential ecological and human health concern.