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===What is it?===

===What is it?===

[https://ecs-water.com/stormwater-management/filtration-media-solutions/ Bold & Gold] is a biosorption activated media (BAM) for pollution control developed by the Stormwater Management Academy at the University of Central Florida. It can be used to achieve [[nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]] reduction in stormwater, wastewater and agricultural applications such as retention basins, [[swales]] and [[rain gardens]], urban gardens and [[soil cells]], [[permeable pavements]], [[green roofs]], [[filter strips]] and more. Bold & Gold is composed of a patented blend of mineral materials, sand, and clay.

[https://ecs-water.com/stormwater-management/filtration-media-solutions/ Bold & Gold] is a biosorption activated media (BAM) for pollution control developed by the Stormwater Management Academy at the University of Central Florida. It can be used to achieve [[nitrogen]] and [[phosphorus]] reduction in stormwater, wastewater and agricultural applications such as retention basins, [[swales]] and [[rain gardens]], urban gardens and [[soil cells]], [[permeable pavements]], [[green roofs]], [[filter strips]] and more. Bold & Gold is composed of a patented blend of mineral materials, sand, and clay.

===Benefits===

===Benefits===

The results of a study by Hood, Chopra, and Wanielista provided promising results for the use of Bold & Gold for phosphorus removal. In field scale testing, Bold & Gold had a 71% removal efficiency of total phosphorus. This was compared to sandy soil which had many negative values, indicating significant leaching of total phosphorus from the sod. The average Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (phosphorus that is readily available to plants and algae) removal efficiency was 95%. Overall, the Bold & Gold system performed much better when compared to a sandy soil bio-filtration system. <ref>Hood A, Chopra M, Wanielista M. Assessment of Biosorption Activated Media under Roadside Swales for the Removal of Phosphorus from Stormwater. Water. 2013;5:53-66. doi: 10.3390/w5010053.</ref>

The results of a study by Hood, Chopra, and Wanielista provided promising results for the use of Bold & Gold for phosphorus removal. In field scale testing, Bold & Gold had a 71% removal efficiency of total phosphorus. This was compared to sandy soil which had many negative values, indicating significant leaching of total phosphorus from the sod. The average Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (phosphorus that is readily available to plants and algae) removal efficiency was 95%. Overall, the Bold & Gold system performed much better when compared to a sandy soil bio-filtration system. <ref>Hood A, Chopra M, Wanielista M. Assessment of Biosorption Activated Media under Roadside Swales for the Removal of Phosphorus from Stormwater. Water. 2013;5:53-66. doi: 10.3390/w5010053.</ref>

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[[category:materials]]

[[category:phosphorus]]

[[category:phosphorus]]

[[category:Water quality]]

[[category:Water quality]]