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Urban streams are frequently contaminated with heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons [1]. Industrial catchments in Melbourne contribute disproportionately high concentrations of these pollutants to stormwater [2]. Major sources of stormwater pollution from industrial areas include building materials, paved surfaces and/or poor work practices. Councils in the Melbourne region are responsible for ensuring that appropriate premises and work practices are used by industries within their region. One of these councils, the City of Kingston, implemented a stormwater Education and Enforcement (E&E) program to improve the quality of runoff from industrial estates in their region. This program involved auditing stormwater management practices in industrial catchments, together with community education and enforcement where necessary, to improve any poor practices.
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Marshall, S., Pettigrove, V., Potter, M., Barrett, T. (2009). Use of Absorptive Media to Monitor Stormwater Contamination in Small Urban Drains. In: Rauch, S., Morrison, G., Monzón, A. (eds) Highway and Urban Environment. Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3043-6_24
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