resuspension

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Definition of resuspension in English English dictionary

The renewed suspension of a precipitated sediment, such as stirring up settled mud at the bottom of a body of water

a renewed suspension of insoluble particles after they have been precipitated

the process whereby radioactive particles that have been spread on the ground are again suspended in the air from wind, plowing, etc

The remixing of sediment particles and pollutants back into the water by storms, currents, organisms and human activities such as dredging or shipping

The remixing of sediment particles and pollutants back into the water by storms, currents, organisms, and human activities, such as dredging

Hyphenation

re·sus·pen·sion

Etymology

() re- +‎ suspension