Trulove, Susan2015-10-292015-10-292008-10-31http://hdl.handle.net/10919/61471Wind, water, and waves erode billions of tons of soil from the Earth's surface. As a result, many rivers are plagued with excessive amounts of suspended sediment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, such eroded sediment is the largest nonpoint source pollution in the environment.text/htmlIn CopyrightResearchPress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations