Ocean basins are filled with loose sediments, which are the products of erosion. This sediment originates inland and is fed into oceans by rivers. Debris from cliffs and other coastal landforms provides additional...

This lesson provides an introduction to the treatment of drinking water to remove harmful or distasteful substances. Topics include the history of treatment and a brief listing of treatment processes. Students can...

This United States Geological Society (USGS) fact sheet discusses paleoecological records derived from sediments in the upper Midwestern US (e.g. Minnesota). The paleoecological record was derived from varved...

This description is of field measurements of soil erosion and runoff as written by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The site addresses everything from experimental practices to actual...

This page serves as an entrance to the short virtual field trips developed for the FILTER project, which "seeks to educate the tertiary education community in the use of digital images and related metadata for learning...