Primary and secondary pollutant removal mechanisms Revision as of 14:43, 2 January 2013 by Mtrojan (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Primary and secondary pollutant removal mechanisms

BMP group	Pollutant removal mechanisms
	Water quality						Water quantity>
	Screening/filtration	Infiltration/recharge	Settling	Biological uptake	Temperature control	Soil adsorption	Volume control	Rate control	Velocity control	ETa
Pollution prevention	Not applicable - pollutants not exposed to stormwater
Better Site Design/low impact development	■	◐	◐	◐	◐	◐		◐	◐	◐
Runoff volume minimization	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Temporary construction sediment control	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bioretention	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Filtration	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Infiltration	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Stormwater ponds	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Stormwater wetlands	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Supplemental treatment	Each supplemental and proprietary device should be carefully studied to learn the primary and secondary removal functions