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  <dc:contributor>Lillian E. Gorman Sanisaca</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Matthew J. Cashman</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Allen C. Gellis</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2018</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;html&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sediment is one of the most common causes of loss of stream-biologic integrity, whether in suspension in the water column, or as deposition on a stream or lake bottom. Fine-grained silts and clays are of particular concern because they can degrade habitat and often carry phosphorus and (or) other contaminants harmful to humans and aquatic life. Sediment-impaired water bodies, usually identified by fair to poor macroinvertebrate index scores, are placed on the 303(d) list of impaired waters, where a sediment Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is developed under the Clean Water Act (&lt;a data-mce-href="https://www.epa.gov/tmdl" href="https://www.epa.gov/tmdl"&gt;https://www.epa.gov/tmdl&lt;/a&gt;). In order to effectively manage sediment, it is necessary to identify the sediment sources and locations of “hot spots” of erosion and deposition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/fs20183008</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Sediment Source Assessment Using Sediment Fingerprints</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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