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Bioretention site

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003322

Also called a rain garden; an innovative method of stormwater management that retains rainwater and uses plants and layers of soil, sand and mulch to reduce the amount of nutrients and other pollutants that enter local waterways.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003322
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003322",
  "term": "Bioretention site",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Also called a rain garden; an innovative method of stormwater management that retains rainwater and uses plants and layers of soil, sand and mulch to reduce the amount of nutrients and other pollutants that enter local waterways.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bioretention-site/"
}

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