The resuspension of seafloor sediments – triggered by human activities such as bottom trawling as well as natural processes like storms and tides – can significantly increase the release of carbon ...

image: An MIT team has developed a more accurate formula to calculate how much sediment a fluid can push across a granular bed, which could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...