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Relative pollutant reduction from bioretention systems for metals, nitrogen, bacteria, and organics.
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Pollutant	Constituent	Treatment capabilities1
Metals2	Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Zinc, Lead	High
Nitrogen2	Total nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl nitrogen	Low/medium
Bacteria2	Fecal coliform, e. coli	High
Organics	Petroleum hydrocarbons3, Oil/grease4	High

¹ Low: < 30%; Medium: 30 to 65%; High: >65%
² International Stormwater Database, (2012)
³ LeFevre et al., (2012)
⁴ Hsieh and Davis (2005).