[[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==
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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.
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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