biosedimentation

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English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ sedimentation.

Noun

biosedimentation (uncountable)

  1. The sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.
    • 1992, Patricia A. Nagel, Results of the Third Joint US-USSR Bering & Chukchi Seas Expedition (BERPAC), page 225:
      These data were then used to calculate biosedimentation parameters in the region.
    • 2001, L. Erdman, A. Gusev, N. Pavlova, MAP Technical Report Series No. 130: Atmospheric Input of Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Mediterranean Sea, →ISBN:
      Biosedimentation processes are more intensive in biologically productive zones (in particular coastal and shelf regions).
    • 2016, S.A. Patin, Pollution and the Biological Resources of the Oceans, →ISBN, page 48:
      Nevertheless, the role played by vertical transport (in particular, by biosedimentation) in self-purification of seas and oceans from chlorinated hydrocarbons must not be overestimated.