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Stormwater runoff may mix with household waste water, debris, solids and pollutants and indiscriminately disposed solid wastes left in the path of the stormwater runoff. Pollutants in stormwater may be toxic metals like medicines, pesticides, herbicides and also excess solvents, paints and other household chemicals (Figure 1). Particles from motor exhausts and ter. These uality of the deposition of atmospheric pollutants can contaminate stor pollutants in stormwater runoffs will definitely affect t into mwater receiving water bodies. Also, disposal of human sewe conveyance systems are sources of pollution to g watery’ and a major souce of disease outbreaks (Figure 2). pollution could come from diverse sources (point and n« contamination from agricultural areas | carries fertilizers and farmwastes into s mwater.. Figure 1. Indiscriminate Disposal of chemicals in Stormwater Drains (USEPA, 2017). Figure 3. Runoff carries pollution to natural watt bodies {Chester County PA). BIOLOGICAL TR THENT YE STORMWATER RUNOFFS
