Silt particles range between a 1 ⁄ 256 and 1 ⁄ 16 mm (39 to 625 μm), larger than clay but smaller than a sand Silt is chemically distinct from clay, and unlike clay, grains of silt are about the same size in all dimensions Silt may occur as a soil or alternatively as suspended sediment in a water column of any surfaceA silt fence is a temporary sediment barrier made of porous fabric It's held up by wooden stakes or metal posts driven into the ground, so it's inexpensive and relatively easy to remove The fabric ponds sedimentladen stormwater runoff, causing sediment to be retained by the settling processes A single 100 ft run of silt fence may hold 50 tons of sediment in placeThe bottom of their rowboat soon scrapped against the silt and sand of the island of Jeufosse, a small island in the middle of the Seine River that covered maybe sixty hectares of surface A gas tanker can hold up to 9,500 gallons of fuel so when it drops fuel into the underground tank at a gas station if by chance there is any silt , dirt or
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