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Sediment(s)

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025103

Solid materials or fragments that originate from the break up of rock and are transported by air, water or ice, or that accumulate by other natural agents such as chemical precipitation or biological secretions; solid materials that have settled from being suspended, as in moving water or air.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025103
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025103",
  "term": "Sediment(s)",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Solid materials or fragments that originate from the break up of rock and are transported by air, water or ice, or that accumulate by other natural agents such as chemical precipitation or biological secretions; solid materials that have settled from being suspended, as in moving water or air.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sediment-s/"
}

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