Potential biochar stormwater applications (adapted from Table 6 in Mohanty et al. (2018).
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| Practice |
Potential benefits of biochar |
| Downspout filter boxes |
- Contaminant removal
- Support plant growth
- Retain water
- Slowly release nutrients
|
| Tree boxes |
- Contaminant removal
- Retain water
- Slowly release nutrients
|
| Green roofs |
- Retain water
- Slowly release nutrients
- Low weight geomedia
|
| Biofiltration |
- Contaminant removal
- Support plant growth
- Retain water
- Slowly release nutrients
|
| Constructed ponds and wetlands |
- Contaminant removal
- Slowly release nutrients
|
| Sand filters |
- Contaminant removal, particularly metals and organics
|
| Level spreader/filter strips |
- Contaminant removal
- Retain water
- Slowly release nutrients
|
| Swales |
- Contaminant removal
- Retain water
- Slowly release nutrients
|
| Infiltration trench/basin |
- Improve hydraulic properties
- Contaminant removal, particularly metals and organics
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