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Pollutant removal percentages for bioretention BMPs. Source Winer, 2000.
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Practice TSS Total Phosphorus Total nitrogen Metals1 Bacteria Hydrocarbons
Bioretention1 852
  • 100 for water that is infiltrated
  • 25 for water that passes through an underdrain3
  • for water bypassing the bioretention BMP
50 95 352 80

1 Average of zinc and copper
2 Assumed values based on filtering practice performance
3From the Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) calculator, which assumes phosphorus in runoff is 55 percent particulate, 45 percent dissolved, and that removal efficiency is 45 percent for particulate fraction and 0 percent for dissolved fraction.