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sediment trap [′sed·ə·mənt ‚trap] (engineering) A device for measuring the accumulation rate of sediment on the floor of a body of water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We suspended sediment traps at 2 m, 4 m, and 6 m near the deepest point (8. Providing a sediment trap outside the navigation channel or harbor area is sometimes feasible under certain specific natural conditions. While forest buffers can to some degree mimic the role once played by the watershed's vast forests, they can never replace the massive nutrient sponge and sediment trap of past forests. |
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