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Biofilter vs Bioswale - What's the difference?

biofilter | bioswale |

As nouns the difference between biofilter and bioswale

is that biofilter is any device for carrying out biofiltration while bioswale is a type of biofilter designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff, consisting of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap.

As a verb biofilter

is to filter by means of biofiltration.

biofilter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any device for carrying out biofiltration.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To filter by means of biofiltration.

    • bioswale

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bioswale) (en noun)
  • A type of biofilter designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff, consisting of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap.