English-German translations for sediment

• Bodensatz der
• Satz der
• Schmutzablagerung
• Sediment das
  So müssen die Länder nun Verschmutzungsquellen sowie Konzentrationen in Sedimenten und Biota erfassen. For example, countries must now chart sources of pollution and also include concentrations in sediment and biota.
  Da für die Flüsse mehr Raum geschaffen werden soll, werden wir sie verbreitern lassen und einen Teil des Sediments zur Erhöhung der Ufer verwenden. As we are in the process of clearing space for rivers, we will have them widened and use some of the sediment in order to raise their banks.
  Durch den Schiffsverkehr und die Gezeiten werden Schadstoffe aus den Sedimenten freigesetzt. Shipping and tidal action, for example, result in polluting substances being released from the sediment.

Definition of sediment

• A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water
• To deposit material as a sediment

Examples

• The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

Related words

• sedimentation
• sedimentary
• sedimentology
• sedimentogenesis
• sedimentogenetic
• sediment balance
• sediment budget
• sedimentary rock
• sedimentation rate