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As cities develop, more land is converted into impervious surfaces, which do not allow water to infiltrate. Careful urban planning is needed to ensure that the hydrologic cycle and water quality of the catchment areas are not affected. There are techniques that can attenuate peak flow during rain events and reduce the amount of metals, nutrients, and bacteria that enter the urban water cycle. This brief gives a short introduction on bioretention systems and documents the effectiveness of some 36 plant species in removing water pollutants. A summary on the maintenance requirements is also presented. .

Geography. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Water Quality/Water Pollution. --- Hydrology/Water Resources. --- Urban Ecology. --- Regional planning. --- Géographie --- Aménagement du territoire --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Communities - Urban Groups --- Rain gardens. --- Biofiltration cells --- Bioretention cells --- Bioretention stormwater treatment devices --- Cells, Biofiltration --- Cells, Bioretention --- Gardens, Rain --- Raingardens --- Hydrology. --- Water quality. --- Water pollution. --- Urban planning. --- Urban ecology (Biology). --- Cities and towns --- City ecology (Biology) --- Ecology --- City planning --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Landscape protection --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Freshwater --- Freshwater quality --- Marine water quality --- Quality of water --- Seawater --- Seawater quality --- Water --- Environmental quality --- Aquatic sciences --- Earth sciences --- Hydrography --- Cosmography --- World history --- Environmental aspects --- Government policy --- Management --- Quality --- Composition --- Storm water retention basins --- Bioswales --- Urban runoff --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning --- Water Quality/Water Pollution --- Hydrology/Water Resources --- Urban Ecology