Silt: Fine particles of sand or rock that can be picked up by the air or water and deposited as sediment.
Siltation: The deposition of finely divided soil and rock particles upon the bottom of stream and river beds and reservoirs.
Silt: Sedimentary materials composed of fine or intermediate-sized mineral particles.
Silviculture: Management of forest land for timber.
silt Soil particles between 0.002 and 0.05 millimeters in approximate diameter.
siltation Referring to the deposition of silt-sized particles.
SILT
1. (Agronomy) A soil separate consisting of particles between 0.05 and 0.002 millimeter in equivalent diameter. 2. A soil textural class. 3.
SILT Silt is the name used to describe very fine particles of soil that are between 0.002 and 0.06 mm in diameter.
Soil, silt and rock located in perpetually cold areas which remains frozen year-round.
Sand, or silt, or both, deposited by the wind. See also loess and dunes.
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Alluvium - material, such as sand, silt, or clay, deposited on land by streams.
Basin - a low area with no surface water outlet.
silt and organics the smallest substrate particle sizes, including particles from microscopic to 0.062 millimeters in diameter.
(1) A fan-shaped deposit of generally coarse material created where a stream flows out onto a gentle plain; a geomorphologic feature characterized by a cone or fan-shaped deposit of clay, silt, sand, gravel, ...
Soil texture refers to the amount of sand, silt, or clay that a particular soil contains.
Permafrost - Soil, silt and rock located in perpetually cold areas which remains frozen year-round.
alluvial Describes unconsolidated material such as sand, gravel, and silt which has been deposited by flowing water.
Marine Deposits: Mostly silt and clay materials deposited under a marine environment.
Mass Flux: Like fluid flux, but the mass of a chemical dissolved in groundwater which moves through a specified cross-sectional area per unit time.
Alluvium. A stratified bed of sand, gravel, silt, and clay deposited by flowing water.
AMP. Allen McColloch pipeline, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to transport imported water within Orange County.
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discharge of contaminated and/or heated water used for industrial processes
acid rain caused by industrial discharge of sulfur dioxide (by burning high-sulfur fossil fuels) ...
Ground rubber fragments the size of sand or silt used in rubber or plastic products, or processed further into reclaimed rubber or asphalt products.
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Hydrocyclone
a device that separates sand, silt and suspended solid particles from a liquid using centrifugal forces generated by the liquid flow ...
bioswale: landscape element designed to capture rainwater runoff and remove silt and pollution before it enters the water table.
Turbidity: A cloudy condition in water due to suspended silt or organic matter.
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Turbidity: Haziness in air caused by particles, or cloudy condition in water caused by suspended silt or organic matter.
TVOCs: Total volatile organic compounds.
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Soil material containing more than 40 percent clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt.
Clean Air Act
The comprehensive federal law, which regulates air emissions.
Turbidity- 1. Haziness in air caused by the presence of particles and pollutants. 2. A cloudy condition in water due to suspended silt or organic matter.
loess A buff-colored, wind-blown deposit of fine silt, which is frequently exposed in bluffs with steep faces. The thickness can range from 6 to 30 m.
turbidity Hazy air due to the presence of particles and pollutants; a similar cloudy condition in water due to suspended silt or organic matter. urban runoff Storm water from city streets, usually carrying litter and organic wastes.
 See also: Water, Soil, Organic, Condition, Table
  
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