Pretreatment practice summary of characteristics
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Pretreatment practice | Mechanism of pollutant removal | Relative pollutant removal | Cost | Relative maintenance frequency | Relative maintenance effort | Relative space requirements |
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Pretreatment settling devices | Screening & settling | Low to Medium | Medium to High | Medium to High | Low to Medium to High | Low to Medium |
Pretreatment screens | Screening | Low | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Pretreatment vegetated filter strips | Screening & Settling | Medium | Low | Low | High | High |