sediment
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The sediment and nutrients from the winter stays in coastal waters throughout the year and can also contain high levels of bacteria and virus material.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In addition, they are prevalent throughout the environment — in alpine snow, deep sea sediment and drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Measured levels ranged from nanograms per liter in water to micrograms per kilogram in sediment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
He measured the plumes of sediment stirred up by mining machines and found that the sediment didn’t travel as far as originally believed, and might do less damage to some kinds of marine life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2025
I test the particulate and the sediment is nothing more than sand, making it completely drinkable with the filtration straws.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing sediment
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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