ABSTRACT
Influences on the Hydrologic Cycle by the Built Urban Environment ..........................................43 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................43 Impervious Surfaces and the Hydrologic Cycle ......................................................................44 Modification to the Runoff Hydrograph by the Urban Environment......................................44 Transport of Particulate Matter Due to Urban Anthropogenic Activities ...............................45 Acidic Deposition and the Urban Environment.......................................................................45 The Urban Environment as a Heat Island for Climate Modification ......................................46
Sources and Magnitude of Anthropogenic Urban Constituent Loadings .......................................47 The Role of Urban Environmental Hydrology................................................................................51 Heavy Metal Partitioning.................................................................................................................53
