Vocabulary Term Details

Sediments

Definition (http://goldbook.iupac.org/S05533.html)

The highly concentrated suspension which may be formed by the sedimentation of a dilute suspension. (IUPAC)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
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Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Substances	Alluvium Fine sediment Mud	Rock Sedimentation Silt

This term is used for the following terms:
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Approved Date
19-Oct-2012

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A survey of trace metals in biota of the Mersey estuary 1993
An investigation to determine the source of high levels of gamma-HCH in the Newlyn River during summer 1989
Assessment of the distribution of Bembidion testaceum and reasons for its decline
Assessment of the Impact of Nutrient Removal on Eutrophic Rivers
Changes in the phosphorus content of the sediment of Esthwaite Water and water quality in response to a decreasing input of sewage-borne phosphorus
Clouding: the issue. An appraisal of the effects of turbidity in aquatic systems
Contemporary and holocene sediment dynamics of the Walton Backwaters North East Essex : preliminary report and review of progress
Development of biological components for estuary and coastal waters classification schemes (Note 61) : project definition study
Effects of agricultural soil erosion on watercourses
Effects of flow regime on the young stages of salmonid fishes- summary and conclusions based on results for 1981- 1985
Fine sediment deposition in the River Keer : geomorphological assessment
Heavy metals in UK estuaries : PML data and mapping programme. Draft report (365/3/N)
Heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide residues in European eels anguilla anguilla L. from Sussex rivers - appendices : draft : part II
Impact assessment of scour valve test at Roadford Reservoir on water quality of the River Lyd
Invertebrates of Esthwaite in relation to development of fish farming in the South Basin
Invertebrates of Exposed Riverine Sediments
Investigation of Partitioning of Contaminants between Water and Sediment
Land Use and Fisheries Report of the Pilot Study
Lincolnshire Shoreline Management Plan : Stage 1 - summary
Linking hydrology and ecology : River Wissey : Annex B aquatic macrophytes of the River Wissey
Making Information Available for Integrated Catchment Management
Provenance of Interstitial Sediment Retrieved from Salmonid Spawning Gravels in England and Wales
Response to questions posed by Northumbrian Water Authority, with special reference to the fisheries implications of the operation of the Kielder Water Scheme
Review of Literature on the Effect on Aquatic Communities of Particulate Copper in River Systems
River Ure - Geomorphological Audit- April 2000
The extent of phosphorus release in the Norfolk Broads
The impact of industrial discharges on metal levels in biota of the West Cumbrian coast - 1990
The influx of black magnetic spherules to the lakes of the English Lake District
The mobilization and release of mercury, copper, iron, manganese and selenium from contaminated sediment as a result of dredging : laboratory simulation studies : interim report to the National Rivers Authority Anglian Region
The potential of sedimentary phosphorus to sustain algal growth following reduction in external loading. Recycle pathways for phosphorus in lakes: evidence from large limnetic enclosures (Lund Tubes)
The release of ammonium and phosphorus from the sediments of the River Ant and Barton Broad : interim report
Toxixity Based Criteria for Receiving Water Quality - Stage 2
Whitacre-Shustoke Reservoir improvements. The sedimentary phosphorus content on the Lower Shustoke Reservoir

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Sediments

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