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Processes utilized by Best Management Practices - Infiltrators

Processes utilized by Best Management Practices - Infiltrators. Sources: WEF, 2012; Strecker, 2005.
    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