sediment

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Thousands of kilometres of Balkan rivers have been damaged in recent years, a study published Wednesday found, as hydropower development, dams and sediment extraction drive a "steady erosion" of some of Europe's last pristine waterways.

From Barron's

And much remains to be discovered about the rocks and sediments that lie beneath the ice.

From BBC

Changes in their populations, diversity or distribution can signal shifts in water quality, salinity or sediment chemistry.

From Science Daily

To reconstruct that earlier landscape, the research team examined 61 sediment cores taken from inside and around the temple grounds and analyzed tens of thousands of ceramic fragments.

From Science Daily

When combined with other impact indicators found in the same sediment layer -- including the black mat, nanodiamonds, and impact spherules -- the shocked quartz discoveries add weight to the impact hypothesis.

From Science Daily