Erosion
The alteration of landforms through the removal and transfer of material such as soil or silt by water, wind, glacial movements, animal and human activity. Rivers are one of the most effective natural agents of erosion.
Erosion. The wearing away of the land surface by running water, waves, or moving ice and wind, or by such processes as mass wasting and corrosion (solution and other chemical processes).
Erosion: The wearing away of the land surface by wind, water, ice, or other geologic agents. Erosion occurs naturally from weather or runoff but is often intensified by human land use practices.
Erosion
The wearing away of land surface by wind or water. Erosion occurs naturally but can be caused by farming, residential or industrial development, mining, or timber cutting.
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Erosion: The wearing down or washing away of the soil and land surface by the action of water, wind, or ice.
Escarpment: The topographic expression of a fault.
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The wearing away of the land surface by running water, wind, ice or other geological agents including such processes as gravitational creep.
Detachment and movement of soil or rock by water, wind, ice or gravity.
Erosion: natural breakdown and movement of soil and rock by water, wind, or ice. The process may be accelerated by human activities.
Escherichia coli (E. coli): species of coliform bacteria that inhabit intestines of people and animals.
Erosion: The wearing down of land by wind or water. Erosion can be made worse by certain types of farming and logging, road building, and clearing land for development.
Erosion: The wearing away of land surface by wind or water, intensified by land-clearing practices related to farming, residential or industrial development, road building, or logging.
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Wearing away of rock or soil by the gradual detachment of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, and other mechanical, chemical, or biological forces.
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Erosion is the process of wearing away the surface of the earth's crust usually by mechanical action of water or ice or by particles transported by wind, water or ice.
erosion Wearing away of the soil by running water, wind, or ice; erosion is the process by which the earth's surface is shaped and occurs even in remote, uninhabited areas at a slow rate (geologic erosion); ...
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Practices used during construction or other land disturbing activities to reduce or prevent soil erosion.
Erosion: Detachment of soil particles by water, wind, ice, gravity or organisms.
Evapotranspiration: Collective term for evaporation and plant transpiration, which return water vapor from the earthÕs surface to the atmosphere.
Erosion prevention and stabilization of velocity distribution in a channel using jetties, drops, revetments, structural linings, vegetation and other measures.
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An erosion control treatment that minimizes the lead and copper concentrations at users' taps while also ensuring that the treatment does not cause the water system to violate any national primary drinking water regulations.
SHEET EROSION Sheet erosion occurs when sheet flow or sheet wash transports materials in large quantities down hills and slopes.
Visible erosion of metal, usually beginning from the highest points of a coin. Eventually, details, letters, or entire shapes are obliterated. Wear should not be confused with strike.
Acid rain can cause erosion on ancient and valuable statues and has caused considerable damage.
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Conservation tillage:the practice of leaving vegetation on fields during idle periods to protect the soil from erosion and trap moisture.
Chisel plowing can leave a protective cover of crop residues on the soil surface that helps prevent erosion and improve infiltration.
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Erosion - the wearing away of the land surface by wind, water, ice, or other geologic agents.
Fallow - summer cr opland left idle in order to restore productivity through accumulation of moisture. Summer fallow is ...
ablation (glacial) All processes, which include melting, evaporation (sublimation), wind erosion, and calving (breaking off of ice masses), that remove snow or ice from a glacier or snowfield.
degradation erosion of a stream's channel; the inverse of aggradation
delta a deposit of sand, silt, and clay where swift waters enter a slower body of water and drop their sediment load.
The Ridge and Valley region was formed by tectonic uplift of sedimentary deposits that have subsequently been subjected to eons of erosions.
Organic Farming Improves Soil Fertility and Prevents Erosion
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This practice has had a profound effect on global environmental problems (air pollution, global warming), soil erosion, desertification, sedimentation of water courses, alteration of climate and hydrological cycles, ...
Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment- An erosion control treatment that minimizes the lead and copper concentrations at users' taps while also ensuring that the treatment does not cause the water system to violate any national primary drinking water ...
Buffer Strips: Strips of grass or other erosion-resisting vegetation between or below cultivated strips or fields.
Bulky Waste: Large items of waste materials, such as appliances, furniture, large auto parts, trees, stumps.
Alluvium Sediments deposited by erosion processes, usually by streams.
Aquifer A layer in the soil that is capable of transporting a significant volume of groundwater.
produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides and with farming techniques that protect soil quality, minimize erosion and actively prevent the contamination of air, land and water.
Agricultural pollution
Farming wastes, including runoff and leaching of pesticides and fertilizers; erosion and dust from plowing; improper disposal of animal manure and carcasses; crop residues, and debris.(1) ...
Dikes built along the contour of sloping farm land that hold runoff and sediment to reduce erosion.
Thermal Pollution
Discharge of heated water from industrial processes that can kill or injure aquatic organisms.
Vegetative Controls: Non-point source pollution control practices that involve vegetative cover to reduce erosion and minimize loss of pollutants.
Alluvial Fan Flooding - Flooding occurring on the surface of an Alluvial Fan or similar landform which originates at the apex and is characterized by high-velocity flows, active processes of erosion, sediment transport, deposition, ...
Among these include excess sediment from stream bank erosion and improperly managed construction site, excess nutrients from fertilizer use and both excess nutrients and bacteria from livestock, pet waste and improperly working septic systems, ...
For example, the Statue of Liberty in New York, USA, has had to be restored because of acid rain damage. Buildings are naturally eroded by rain, wind, frost and the sun, but when acidic gases are present, it speeds up the erosion.
In addition to primary data, such as climatic and soil characteristics, a GIS can be used to calculate derived values such as erosion hazard, forest yield class, or land suitability for specified land-use types.
The ensuing erosion of traditional ways of life dependent on the purity of the land, the water and all living things, constitutes an assault on Aboriginal mental and spiritual health and deepens the processes of cultural disruption.
The farming to provide your food contaminates the soil and promotes erosion. The space you live on pushes aside wildlife. You contaminate the rivers and oceans with your waste. Your garbage piles up in enormous heaps.
 See also: Water, Soil, Environment, Waste, Reduce
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