Civil Application

the use of living plants and other organic materials to stabilize and rehbilitate soil and slopes

the process of improving the engineering properties of soil to enhance its stability, strength, and durability

plant characteristics that can be used for soil stabilization

• deep root systems

• extensive above ground growth

• climate suitability

• none of the choices

bonding of soil grains by binding agents produced by microbes

• Biocementation

• Bioclogging

• All of the above

Nutrients are added to increase the growth of micro-organisms capable of removing contaminants

• Biostimulation

• Bioremediation

• Bioclogging

• None of the choices

_____________treatment systems that use natural processes including _____vegetation, soils, and microorganisms to improve water quality.

• constructed wetlands, wetland

• constructed bioretention systems, wetlands

• bioretention systems, natural

• none of the choices

To clean up a contaminated area, additional micro-organisms are added

• Biocementation

• Biostabilization

• Bioaugmentation

• Biostimulation

removal of contaminants from water via plant root system

• phytoextraction

• phytoremediation

• phytovoatilization

• rhizofiltration

engineered structures that use vegetation, soil, and engineered media to capture and treat stormwater runoff

• bioretention systems

• constructed wetlands

broad term used to describe measures where nature-based solutions form part of the infrastructure.

• green roof

• green infrastructure

• living wall

• none of the choices