Sedimentation

[1] It takes place when particles in suspension settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained and come to rest against a barrier.

Even small molecules supply a sufficiently strong force to produce significant sedimentation.

Sedimentation results in the formation of depositional landforms and the rocks that constitute the sedimentary record.

Most sedimentation in the geologic record occurred in relative brief depositional episodes separated by long intervals of nondeposition or even erosion.

Trees such as mangroves are crucial to the attenuation of waves or currents, promoting the settlement of suspended particles.

[11] An undesired increased transport and sedimentation of suspended material is called siltation, and it is a major source of pollution in waterways in some parts of the world.