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* <span title="A type of materials that collects sediments while permeable to water."> '''filter fabric''' </span> | * <span title="A type of materials that collects sediments while permeable to water."> '''filter fabric''' </span> | ||
*<span title="an area of permanent vegetation or other material used to reduce sediment, organics, nutrients, pesticides, and other contaminants from runoff and to maintain or improve water quality.> '''filter strip'''</span> | *<span title="an area of permanent vegetation or other material used to reduce sediment, organics, nutrients, pesticides, and other contaminants from runoff and to maintain or improve water quality.> '''filter strip'''</span> | ||
+ | *<span title="the initial surface runoff of a rainstorm. During this phase, water pollution entering storm drains in areas with high proportions of impervious surfaces is typically more concentrated compared to the remainder of the storm"> '''first flush'''</span> | ||
*<span title="Stream that rapidly collects flows from the steep slopes of its catchment (watershed, basin) and produces flood peaks soon after the rain."> '''flash'''</span> | *<span title="Stream that rapidly collects flows from the steep slopes of its catchment (watershed, basin) and produces flood peaks soon after the rain."> '''flash'''</span> | ||
*<span title="A substance which promotes the clumping of particles such as sediments in stormwater so they settle to the bottom."> '''flocculant'''</span> | *<span title="A substance which promotes the clumping of particles such as sediments in stormwater so they settle to the bottom."> '''flocculant'''</span> |
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