![]() ![]() ![]() The result will be an increased amount of silt and clay in the water bodies that drain the area. In rural areas, the erosion source is typically soil degradation by intensive or inadequate agricultural practices, leading to soil erosion, especially in fine-grained soils such as loess. The origin of the increased sediment transport into an area may be erosion on land or activities in the water. Siltation caused by sewage sludge from shipyard in Rio de Janeiro. Siltation caused by raw sewage sludge and industrial waste in the New River as it passes from Mexicali to Calexico, California. ![]() Although "siltation" is not perfectly stringent, since it also includes particle sizes other than silt, it is preferred for its lack of ambiguity.Ĭauses Siltation caused by fecal sludge collected from pit latrines and dumped into a river at the Korogocho slum in Nairobi, Kenya. It is sometimes referred to by the ambiguous term " sediment pollution", which can also refer to a chemical contamination of sediments accumulated on the bottom, or to pollutants bound to sediment particles. Siltation is most often caused by soil erosion or sediment spill. It refers both to the increased concentration of suspended sediments and to the increased accumulation (temporary or permanent) of fine sediments on bottoms where they are undesirable. Siltation is water pollution caused by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay. Water pollution caused by particulate terrestrial clastic material Siltation of a waterway ![]()
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