"sediment" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The effect of Earth's rotation causes more sediment to build up on one side of the channel than on the other.
- Lack of river current has caused sediment to reduce both its depth and width.
- If not properly implemented, they cause erosion and sediment in unwanted areas leading to more damage than repair.
- Gravel mining may also cause increased sediment.
- Increased rainfall can cause sediment to get into the lake, also decreasing clarity.
- Drainage starts flowing towards the passive margin causing sediment to accumulate over it.
- They secrete a sticky gel as protection against ultraviolet light, and this causes sediment to stick to the mats.
- Also, seagrass traps sediment and slows water movement, causing suspended sediment to fall out.
- Mount Hood, at the river's headwaters, had erupted a few years earlier, causing loose sediment to collect at the river's mouth.
- Water main breaks can often cause sediment that shows up at the tap.
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