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Erosion control is the practice of preventing or controlling wind or water erosion
Erosion

For morphological image processing operations, see Erosion 'For use of in dermatopathology, see Erosion Erosion is the removal of solids in the natural environment....
 in agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, land development
Land development

Land development refers to altering the landscape in any number of ways such as:* changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or housing...
 and construction
Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of multitasking....
. This usually involves the creation of some sort of physical barrier, such as vegetation or rock, to absorb some of the energy of the wind or water that is causing the erosion.






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Erosion control is the practice of preventing or controlling wind or water erosion
Erosion

For morphological image processing operations, see Erosion 'For use of in dermatopathology, see Erosion Erosion is the removal of solids in the natural environment....
 in agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, land development
Land development

Land development refers to altering the landscape in any number of ways such as:* changing landforms from a natural or semi-natural state for a purpose such as agriculture or housing...
 and construction
Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of multitasking....
. This usually involves the creation of some sort of physical barrier, such as vegetation or rock, to absorb some of the energy of the wind or water that is causing the erosion. Effective erosion controls are important techniques in preventing water pollution
Water pollution

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in these water bodies....
 and soil
Soil

Soil is the naturally occurring, unconsolidated or loose covering on the Earth's surface. Soil is composed of particles of broken rock that have been altered by chemical and environmental processes including weathering and erosion....
 loss. They are often implemented in conjunction with sediment control
Sediment control

A sediment control is a practice or device designed to keep erosion soil on a construction site, so that it does not wash off and cause water pollution to a nearby stream, river, lake, or bay....
s such as sediment basin
Sediment basin

A sediment basin is a temporary pond built on a construction site to capture erosion or disturbed soil that is washed off during rain storms, and protect the water quality of a nearby stream, river, lake, or bay....
s and silt fence
Silt fence

A silt fence is a temporary sediment control device used on construction sites to protect water quality in nearby streams, rivers, lakes and bays....
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Examples of some erosion control methods include:
  • cellular confinement systems
    Cellular confinement

    Cellular confinement systems are widely used in construction for erosion control, soil stabilization on flat ground and steep slopes, flexible channel linings, load support and earth retention....
     
  • crop rotation
    Crop rotation

    Crop rotation or Crop sequencing is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar types of Crop in the same area in sequential seasons for various benefits such as to avoid the build up of pathogens and pests that often occurs when one species is continuously cropped....
  • conservation tillage
  • contour bunding
    Contour bunding

    Contour bunding is a scheme to prevent erosion and promote better utilization of rainwater.Farmers put stones around the contours of slopes to keep rainwater and accompanying soil within the farming area long enough for it to soak in....
  • contour plowing
    Contour plowing

    Contour plowing or contour farming is the farming practice of plowing across a slope following its elevation contour lines. The rows formed have the effect of slowing water run-off during rainstorms so that the soil is not washed away and allows the water to percolate into the soil....
  • cover crop
    Cover crop

    Broadly defined, a cover crop is any Annual plant, Biennial plant, or perennial plant grown as a monoculture or polyculture , to improve any number of conditions associated with sustainable agriculture....
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  • ditch liners
  • fiber roll
    Fiber roll

    A fiber roll is a temporary erosion control and sediment control device used on construction sites to protect water quality in nearby streams, rivers, lakes and bays....
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  • gabion
    Gabion

    File:Sixteenth Century Cannon2.jpgGabions are cages, cylinders, or boxes filled with soil or sand that are used in civil engineering, road-building, and military application....
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  • hydroseeding
    Hydroseeding

    Hydroseeding is a planting process which utilizes a slurry of seed and mulch. The slurry is transported in a tank, either truck or trailer mounted and sprayed over prepared ground in a uniform layer; helicopters may be used in cases where larger areas must be covered....
  • level spreaders
  • mulching
  • perennial crops
    Perennial plant

    A perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used by gardeners or horticulturalists, this term applies specifically to perennial herbaceous plants....
  • polyacrylamide
    Polyacrylamide

    Polyacrylamide is a polymer formed from acrylamide subunits that can also be readily cross-linked. Acrylamide needs to be handled using best laboratory practice to avoid poisonous exposure since it is a neurotoxin....
  • reforestation
    Reforestation

    Reforestation is the restocking of existing forests and woodlands which have been depleted, with native tree stock. The term reforestation can also refer to afforestation, the process of restoring and recreating areas of woodlands or forest that once existed but were deforestation or otherwise removed or destroyed at some point in the pas...
  • riparian strip
  • riprap
    Riprap

    Riprap ? also known as rip rap, rubble, shot rock or rock armour ? is Rock or other material used to armor shorelines and streambeds against water and sometimes ice erosion....
  • strip farming
    Strip farming

    Strip farming is a method of agriculture used when a slope is too steep or too long, or when other types of farming may not prevent soil erosion....
  • vegetated waterways
  • terracing
    Terrace (agriculture)

    In agriculture, a terrace is a leveled section of a hilly cultivated area, designed as a method of soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid surface runoff of irrigation water....
  • wattle (construction)
  • windbreak
    Windbreak

    A windbreak or shelterbelt is a plantation usually made up of one or more rows of trees or shrubs planted in such a manner as to provide shelter from the wind and to protect soil from erosion....
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See also

  • Baer's law
    Baer's law

    Baer's law, named after Karl Ernst von Baer, says that, because of the rotation of the earth, in the Northern Hemisphere, erosion occurs mostly on the Stream beds of rivers and in the Southern Hemisphere on the Stream beds....
  • Burned area emergency response
    Burned area emergency response

    Burned area emergency response is an emergency risk management reaction to post wildfire conditions that pose risks to human life and property or could further destabilize or degrade the burned lands....
  • Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control CPESC
    CPESC

    Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control is a qualification indicating the holder has educational training, expertise and experience in controlling erosion and sedimentation, and met certification standards....
  • Coastal management
    Coastal management

    In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and coastal protection are used to mean, respectively, defence against flooding and erosion....
  • Dust Bowl
    Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl or the Dirty Thirties was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agriculture damage to United States and Canada prairie lands from 1930 to 1936 ....
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service
    Natural Resources Conservation Service

    The Natural Resources Conservation Service , formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service , is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides technical assistance to private land owners and managers....
     (United States)
  • Nonpoint source pollution
    Nonpoint source pollution

    Nonpoint source pollution is water pollution affecting a water body from diffuse sources, such as polluted surface runoff from agricultural areas draining into a river, or wind borne debris blowing out to sea....
  • Stormwater
    Stormwater

    Stormwater is a term used to describe water that originates during precipitation events. It may also be used to apply to water that originates with snowmelt or runoff water from overwatering that enters the stormwater system....
  • SmartDitch
  • Universal Soil Loss Equation
    Universal Soil Loss Equation

    Models of soil erosion play critical roles in soil and water resource conservation ethic and nonpoint source pollution assessments, including: sediment load assessment and inventory, conservation planning and design for sediment control, and for the advancement of scientific understanding....
  • Vetiver
    Vetiver

    Vetiver - Chrysopogon zizanioides is a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, native to India. The name comes from Tamil language. In western and northern India, it is popularly known as khus, giving the earlier English names cuscus, cuss cuss, kuss-kuss grass, etc....
  • Bridge scour
    Bridge scour

    Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and rocks from around bridge abutments or piers. Scour, caused by swiftly moving water, can scoop out scour holes, compromising the integrity of the bridge....


External links

  • - a trade magazine for the erosion control industry
  • - Professional Association, Publications, Training
  • - Erosion Control subsection of a website on Riparian Habitat Restoration
  • - Home of 'Dirt Time' a television series for the erosion control industry
  • - an erosion/irrigation/drainage control system often featured in Erosion Control magazine