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embayment [em′bā·mənt] (geography) Indentation in a shoreline forming a bay. (geology) Act or process of forming a bay. A reentrant of sedimentary rock into a crystalline massif. 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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Linking the land to the sea, the shallow tidal creeks and embayments along the shores of larger estuaries are the first zone of impact for many of the chemical and microbial pollutants washed or released into estuaries. Kambalda style massive and heavily disseminated sulphides occur in footwall embayments. The algae poses an immediate threat to the coastal embayments where it has been found, including California's Agua Hedionda Lagoon and Huntington Harbor," says Chiara Clemente, an environmental specialist with California's Regional Water Quality Control Board. |
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