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The effects of sediment on aquatic life

The effects of sediment on aquatic life. Prepared by the 7 th graders in the University of Kansas Educational Talent Search/Kansas Geological Survey Environmental Science Academy. 20 December 2008 at the Schlagel Library. Sediment. What is sediment? Where does sediment come from?

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The effects of sediment on aquatic life

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  1. The effects of sediment on aquatic life Prepared by the 7th graders in the University of Kansas Educational Talent Search/Kansas Geological Survey Environmental Science Academy 20 December 2008 at the Schlagel Library

  2. Sediment • What is sediment? • Where does sediment come from? • What does sediment do to aquatic life?

  3. What is sediment? • Rocks • Minerals • Sand • Dirt • Manure • Mud

  4. Where does sediment come from? • Animals • Prairie • Agriculture

  5. What does sediment do to aquatic life? • Disturbs breathing (gills) • Impairs vision – predators, hunting • Smothers eggs • Impacts life cycles • Carries chemicals – from fertilizers, mining, etc.

  6. Crayfish with eggs

  7. Mussel life cycle http://www.musselconservation.org/Reproduction.html

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