| sedimentation |
The deposition or settling of soil particles suspended in water.
Ãâó: www.ncforestry.org/docs/Glossary/term.htm
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| sediment |
The yeast material at the bottom of a bottle of conditioned beer.
Ãâó: www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/beer_glossary.htm
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| sediment |
a layer of solid material which settles to the bottom of a liquid.
Ãâó: www.energyinst.org.uk/education/glossary/
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| sedimentation |
The accumulation of earthy matter (soil and mineral particles) washed into a river or other water body, normally by erosion, which settles on the bottom. Another use of the word is as a hazardous waste physical treatment method that separates and removes suspended particles that are heavier than the liquid in which they are present by gravitational settling.
Ãâó: www.lehigh.edu/~kaf3/books/reporting/glossary.html
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usually applied to material in suspension in water or recently deposited from suspension. In the plural the word is applied to all kinds of deposits from the waters of streams, lakes, or seas.
Ãâó: www.texaswater.org/water/facts/glossary/glossary7....
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