Processes utilized by Best Management Practices - Infiltrators. Sources: WEF, 2012; Strecker, 2005.
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Bioinfiltration / rain garden | Infiltration basin | Infiltration trench | Permeable pavement | Tree trench / tree box | Underground infiltration | ||
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Pretreatment | |||||||
HYDRAULIC PROCESSES | Attenuation | X | X | X | |||
Infiltration / Runoff reduction | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Evaporation | |||||||
Transpiration | X | X | X | X | |||
PHYSICAL PROCESSES | Screening | ||||||
Sedimentation | X | X | X | X | |||
Filtration | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Flotation / Skimming | |||||||
Laminar Separation | |||||||
Swirl concentration | |||||||
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES | Plant metabolism | X | X | X | X | ||
Pathogen die-off | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Nitrification / denitrification | X | X | X | X | |||
CHEMICAL PROCESSES | Precipitation | ||||||
Coagulation | |||||||
Sorption/Ion Exchange | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
OTHER | Thermal / temperature | X | X | X | X | X | X |