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constructed wetland
noun[ C or U ]
environment specializeduk /kənˌstrʌk.tɪd ˈwet.lænd/ us /kənˌstrʌk.tɪd ˈwet.lænd/(alsoconstructed wetlands[ plural ])
an artificial wetland(= an area that is flooded some or all of the time) that is used to remove extra water and sometimes pollution from an area :
The school has three constructed wetlands that handle stormwater.
There's currently a lot of interest in constructed wetlands.
Water from the winemaking process is recycled through constructed wetlands.
A proposed constructed wetland would reduce nitrates below the legal threshold for river water.
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