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Sedimentation is the
deposition of
sediments. It
takes place when
particles in
suspension settle out of the
fluid in
which they are
entrained and come...
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Sediment is a
naturally occurring material that is
broken down by
processes of
weathering and erosion, and is
subsequently transported by the
action of...
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Sediment transport is the
movement of
solid particles (
sediment),
typically due to a
combination of
gravity acting on the
sediment, and the
movement of...
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sediments,
either in
unconsolidated deposits or in
sedimentary rocks. The
degree of
sorting is
determined by the
range of
grain sizes in a
sediment deposit...
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Pelagic sediment or
pelagite is a fine-grained
sediment that ac****ulates as the
result of the
settling of
particles to the
floor of the open ocean, far...
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sediment basin is a
temporary pond
built on a
construction site to
capture eroded or
disturbed soil that is
washed off
during rain storms, and protect...
- A
sediment control is a
practice or
device designed to keep
eroded soil on a
construction site, so that it does not wash off and
cause water pollution...
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Marine sediment, or
ocean sediment, or
seafloor sediment, are
deposits of
insoluble particles that have ac****ulated on the seafloor.
These particles either...
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Sediment traps are
instruments used in
oceanography and
limnology to
measure the
quantity of
sinking particulate organic (and inorganic)
material in aquatic...
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Sediment is the
solid material that
settles to the
bottom of any wine container, such as a bottle, vat, tank, cask, or barrel.
Sediment is a
highly heterogeneous...
