Filtration - pollutant removal information
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Device Primary mechanism Secondary mechanism Other mechanism Proprietray/nonproprietray Above ground/below grade Pollutants removed
Pretreatment vegetated filter strip (VFS) Filtration Screening/Straining Settling Nonproprietary Above Ground Sediment, organic matter, trace metals, nutrients, pesticides
Level-Spreader - Vegetative Filter Strip System (LS-VFS) Filtration Screening/Straining Settling Nonproprietary Above Ground Sediment, organic matter, trace metals, nutrients, pesticides [1]
Up-Flo Filter by Hydro International Filtration Settling Screening/Straining Proprietary Underground Sediment, heavy metals, oil, nutrients, floatables, trash [2]
Storm Clean R catch basin filtration insert by CleanWay Filtration Screening/Straining Proprietary Underground Trash and debris, sediment and total suspended solids, and oil (hydrocarbons and heavy metals depending on filter element options - Vermiculite media and MetalZorb media respectively) [3]
The StormBasin TM Filtration Proprietary Underground Sediment, trash, vegetation, nutrients, bacteria, oil, metals [4]
Gravel filtration (e.g.,Filter socks, Rock Sox, gravel bags, gravel filter booms, etc.) Filtration Screening/Straining Proprietary and Nonproprietary Above Ground Sediment, trash, organic matter
Filtration berm Filtration Nonproprietary Above Ground Sediment, trash, nutrients
SiltSoxx R by Filtrexx Filtration Screening/Straining Proprietary Above Ground Sediment, hydrocarbons, nutrients [5]
StormExx R by Filtrexx Filtration Screening/Straining Proprietary Underground Sediment, bacteria, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, nutrients

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