sediment

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A video he took around 1 p.m. shows bulldozers and other heavy machinery scooping heaps of sediment and moving logs.

From Los Angeles Times

This process removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it in ocean sediments.

From Science Daily

Researchers collected 50 sediment samples from along the drain, which stretched roughly nine meters and carried waste from a communal latrine into a stream north of the fort.

From Science Daily

The evidence comes from a wide range of locations, including deep ocean sediments in the North Atlantic and the ruins of an ancient desert city.

From Science Daily

In one village, Minh Khai, Vinh said a sediment analysis found "very high contamination of lead and the presence of dioxins", as well as flammable furan -- all of which have been linked to cancer.

From Barron's