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New method identifies sources of river pollution for cleaner waterways!

A multi-parameter approach to fingerprinting suspended-sediment sources
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The article discusses a method called fingerprinting to identify where sediment in rivers comes from. By using different properties of the sediment, researchers were able to pinpoint specific sources more accurately. They studied two areas in Devon, UK, and found that by combining multiple properties, they could determine the main sources of sediment more reliably. This approach helps in understanding how different sources contribute to the overall sediment load in rivers.