Processes utilized by Best Management Practices - Infiltrators Processes utilized by Best Management Practices - Infiltrators

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
	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