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Please join us for the next Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series event - a monthly experience featuring national, state, and local experts on stormwater and green infrastructure. This seminar series is a partnership between the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and Water Resources Center, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and made possible through the Minnesota Stormwater Research and Technology Transfer Program in collaboration with the Minnesota Stormwater Research Council.

TITLE: Biofiltration Media – Phosphate release or capture, plant growth, chloride impacts, and more!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Andy Erickson, Research Manager - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota; Vice Chair - ASTM Committee E64 on Stormwater Control Measures; Chair - University of Minnesota Water Council
DATE & TIME: Thursday April 13, 2023 2 - 3pm Central US Time
LOCATION: In Person (St. Anthony Falls Laboratory) and Online

**Note - We are reviving our hybrid format of in-person and online audience participation. We encourage you to join us in person if you are able.

ABSTRACT: Biofilters are rain gardens with underdrains that treat stormwater runoff from urban landscapes, especially where infiltration into shallow groundwater is infeasible or a concern. The biofilter media (e.g., sand, compost, peat, biochar), however, can release phosphate or limit plant growth, so stormwater professionals struggle to choose which media to use in biofilters. A four-year outdoor research study evaluated thirteen different mixes of eight different media components to determine benefits and consequences of using common and new innovative media components in biofiltration media. This presentation will share the final performance results including phosphate release or capture, plant growth, filtration rate, impacts from road salt addition on phosphate release, and simple tests and metrics that could be used to determine which components have potential to release phosphate. The final recommendations from this project are intended to guide stormwater practitioners towards better designed biofiltration practices that capture phosphorus and support healthy vegetation.
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