Table 1. Street dirt loadings and deposition rates.

 
 

Initial Loading

Value

(grams/curb-meter)

Daily

Deposition

Rate

(grams/curb-meter-day)

Maximum

Observed

Loading

(grams/curb-meter)

Days to Observed

Maximum

Loading

Reference

Smooth and Intermediate Textured Streets

          

Reno/Sparks, NV – good condition

80

1

85

5

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

Reno/Sparks, NV – good with smooth gutters (windy)

250

7

400

30

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

San Jose, CA – good condition

35

4

>140

>50

Pitt 1979

U.S. nationwide – residential streets, good condition

110

6

140

5

Sartor and Boyd 1972 (corrected)

U.S. nationwide – commercial street, good condition

85

4

140

5

Sartor and Boyd 1972 (corrected)

Reno/Sparks, NV – moderate to poor condition

200

2

200

5

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

Reno/Sparks, NV – new residential area (construction)

710

17

910

15

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

Reno/Sparks, NV – poor condition, with lipped gutters

370

15

630

35

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

San Jose, CA – fair to poor condition

80

4

230

70

Pitt 1979

Castro Valley, CA – moderate condition

85

10

290

70

Pitt and Shawley 1982

Ottawa, Ontario – moderate condition

40

20

Na

Na

Pitt 1983

Toronto, Ontario – moderate condition, residential

40

32

100

>10

Pit and McLean 1986

Toronto, Ontario – moderate condition, industrial

60

40

351

>10

Pit and McLean 1986

Believue, WA – dry period, moderate condition

140

6

>230

20

Pitt 1985

Believue, WA – heavy traffic

60

1

110

30

Pitt 1985

Believue, WA – other residential sites

70

3

140

30

Pitt 1985
           

Average:

150

9

>270

>25

  

Range:

35 – 710

1 – 40

85 – 910

5 – 70

  

Rough and Very Rough Textured Streets

          

San Jose, CA – oil and screens overlay

510

6

>710

>50

Pitt 1979

Ottawa, Ontario – very rough

310

20

Na

Na

Pitt 1983

Reno/Sparks, NV

630

10

860

35

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

Reno/Sparks, NV – windy

540

34

>1,400

>40

Pitt and Sutherland 1982

San Jose, CA – poor condition

220

6

430

30

Pitt 1979

Ottawa, Ontario – rough

200

20

Na

Na

Pitt 1983

U.S. nationwide – industrial streets (poor condition)

190

10

370

10

Sartor and Boyd 1972 (corrected)
           

Average:

370

15

>750

>30

  

Range:

190 - 630

6 - 34

370 - >1,400

10 - >50