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Pretreatment pollutant removal characteristics - all devices

Pretreatment pollutant removal characteristics - all devices.
Proprietary devices  Primary mechanism Secondary mechanism Other mechanism Proprietray/nonproprietray Above ground/below grade Pollutants removed
Vortechs TM by Contech1 Hydrodynamic separation Settling Buoyancy/Skimming     Sediment, particulates > 50 microns, floatables
Continuous Deflective Separation (CDS) R by Contech1 Hydrodynamic separation Settling/straining Buoyancy/Skimming     Sediment, trash, floatables
Downstream Defender TM H.I.L. Technology1 Hydrodynamic separation Settling Buoyancy/Skimming     Particles >150 microns, floatables, oil and grease
First Defense R by Hydro International2 Hydrodynamic separation Settling Buoyancy/Skimming     Total suspended solids, sediment, trash, hydrocarbons, oil and grease
Stormceptor R by Imbrium or Rinker Materials3 Hydrodynamic separation Settling Buoyancy/Skimming     Sediment, oil and grease
Barracuda by BaySaver4 Hydrodynamic separation Settling       Total suspended solids
Dual Vortex Separator by OldCastle5 Hydrodynamic separation Settling       Total suspended solids, gross solids, trash, debris, oil and grease
SciClone TM by BioClean6 Hydrodynamic separation Buoyancy/skimming       Total suspended solids, trash, oil and grease
Rain Guardian - Bunker Screening and straining     Proprietary Below grade Litter and coarse debris, sediment
Rain Guardian - Turret Screening and straining     Proprietary Below grade Litter and coarse debris, sediment
Rain Guardian - Foxhole Screening and straining     Proprietary Below grade Litter and coarse debris, sediment
Riprap check dams Screening and straining     Nonproprietary Above ground Sediment
Wattles Screening and straining     Proprietary/nonproprietary Above ground Sediment, organic matter
Hydro Screen Screening and straining     Proprietary Above ground/below ground Trash, debris, organics
Pretreatment row on underground storage/filtration Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining Infiltration (for volume loss) Nonproprietary Below grade Sediment, total suspended solids
StormTech Isolator Row (see adjacent figure) [1] Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining Infiltration (for volume loss) Proprietary Below grade Sediment, total suspended solids (>110 µm)
Settling chamber/vault Above ground and below grade storage and settling     Nonproprietary Below grade Sediment
Oil/water/grit separators Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining   Nonproprietary Below grade Trash and debris, floatables, oil and grease, coarse sediment, total suspended solids when placed off-line [2]; [3]
Hydro Dry Screen Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining Buoyancy/skimming Proprietary Below grade Total suspended solids, oils, gross debris, nutrients [4]
Suntree Nutrient Separating Baffle Box (NSBB) Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining Buoyancy/Skimming; Biodegradation; Filtration (SkimBoss option) Proprietray Below grade Total suspended solids, nutrients, organics, trash, litter, oils and grease [5]
Manhole Baffle Box Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining   Nonproprietary Below grade Sediment, suspended solids, trash, floatables [6]
Environment 21 StormPro Above ground and below grade storage and settling     Proprietary Below grade Suspended solids, hydrocarbons, trash, floatables [7]
BaySeparator by BaySaver Above ground and below grade storage and settling Buoyancy/skimming   Proprietray Below grade Sediment, floatables, oil
Sump Manhole with SAFL Baffle Above ground and below grade storage and settling Screening/straining   Proprietray Below grade Sands and large silt sediment, total suspended solids
Deep sump catch basin Above ground and below grade storage and settling Buoyancy/skimming   Nonproprietary Below grade Sediment, debris, trash, oil
Forebay/pre-settling basin for wet pond Above ground and below grade storage and settling     Nonproprietray Aboveground Sediment
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 [8]
Up-Flo Filter by Hydro International Filtration Settling Screening/Straining Proprietary Underground Sediment, heavy metals, oil, nutrients, floatables, trash [9]
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) [10]
The StormBasin TM Filtration     Proprietary Underground Sediment, trash, vegetation, nutrients, bacteria, oil, metals [11]
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 [12]
StormExx R by Filtrexx Filtration Screening/Straining   Proprietary Underground Sediment, bacteria, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, nutrients
SNOUT Screening/Straining Buoyancy/Skimming   Proprietary Underground Floatables, trash, oil [13]
Eliminator Screening/Straining Buoyancy/Skimming Filtration Proprietary Underground Floatables, trash, oil [14]
Floatable boom Buoyancy/Skimming     Proprietary/Nonproprietary Water surface Oil, trash and debris, turbidity [15]
Hood Buoyancy/Skimming     Nonproprietary Underground Floatables, trash, oil
Reference links: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6