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What is soil erosion and what causes it?

April 26, 2017causes erosion GA Georgia government official portal soil State website

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What is soil erosion and what causes it?

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Soil erosion is the removal of soil by water or wind. The four main types of erosion are: Sheet erosion: the gradual and fairly uniform removal of surface soil; sheet erosion is caused by splash erosion and slow runoff. Rill erosion: small streamlets that are cut into the soil surface by running water; rill erosion is caused by runoff. Gully erosion: rills that have become extremely large; gully erosion is caused by uncontrolled runoff for an extended period of time. Sandblows: the result of wind picking up soil particles and carrying them away; sandblows are caused by the removal of vegetative cover, which allows the soil to become dry and loose. ************** If you have questions or problems with services or products regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture you may write Consumer Services, 19 Martin Luther King Drive, Room 224, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or call 404/656-3645 (Metro Atlanta) or toll free at 1-800-282-5852 (state wide).