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[[File:IMG 2457 750X500.jpg|thumb|Bioretention cell capturing and treating runoff from adjacent parking lot at the Kortright Centre, Vaughan.]]
 
[[File:IMG 2457 750X500.jpg|thumb|Bioretention cell capturing and treating runoff from adjacent parking lot at the Kortright Centre, Vaughan.]]
 
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This article is about planted installations designed to capture and filter surface runoff through engineered soil (filter media).
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This article is about planted installations designed to capture and filter surface runoff through engineered soil ([[filter media]]).
 
<br> For simple systems (typically without regulatory control), see [[Rain gardens]].
 
<br> For simple systems (typically without regulatory control), see [[Rain gardens]].
 
<br> For linear systems, which convey flow, but are otherwise similar see [[Swales|Bioswales]].
 
<br> For linear systems, which convey flow, but are otherwise similar see [[Swales|Bioswales]].
 
   
 
   
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
Bioretention systems may be the most well recognized form of low impact development (LID). They can fit into any style of landscape and encompass all mechanisms of action: infiltration, filtration and evapotranspiration.
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Bioretention systems may be the most well recognized form of [[low impact development]] (LID). They can fit into any style of landscape and encompass all mechanisms of action: [[infiltration]], [[filtration]] and [[evapotranspiration]].
 
{{textbox|Bioretention is an ideal technology for:  
 
{{textbox|Bioretention is an ideal technology for:  
 
*Fitting functional vegetation into urban landscapes  
 
*Fitting functional vegetation into urban landscapes  
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