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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Great Barrier Reef' has mentioned 'Sediment' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 Geology and geography 2 Ecology 3 Environmental threats 3.1 Climate change 3.2 Pollution 3.2.1 Loss of coastal wetland 3.2.2 Eutrophication 3.2.3 Sediment runoff 3.2.4 Pesticides 3.2.5 Pollution from mining 3.3 Crown of thorns 3.4 Overfishing 3.5 Shipping 3.6 Shark culling 4 Protection and preservation: Reef 2050 plan 5 Human use 5.1 Management 5.1.1 Abbot Point coal port dredge dumping controversy 5.2 Tourism 5.3 Fishing 5.4 Dugong hunting 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links | WIKI |
| The reef's substrate may have needed to build up from the sediment until its edge was too far away for suspended sediments to inhibit coral growth. | WIKI |
| The runoff problem is exacerbated by the loss of coastal wetlands which act as a natural filter for toxins and help deposit sediment. | WIKI |
| Sediment runoff | WIKI |
| Sediment runoff from farming carries chemicals into the reef environment also reduces the amount of light available to the corals decreasing their ability to extract energy from their environment. | WIKI |
| The plan specifically targets nutrients, pesticides and sediment that make their way into the reef as a result of agricultural activities. | WIKI |
| Some key achievements made since the plan's initial passing in 2003 were the establishment of the Reef Quality Partnership to set targets, report findings and monitor progress towards targets, improved land condition by landowners was rewarded with extended leases, Water Quality Improvement Plans were created to identify regional targets and identified management changes that needed to be made to reach those targets, Nutrient Management Zones have been created to combat sediment loss in particular areas, education programs have been started to help gather support for sustainable agriculture, changes to land management practices have taken place through the implementation of the Farm Management Systems and codes of practice, the creation of the Queensland Wetland program and other achievements were made to help improve the water quality flowing into the coral reefs. | WIKI |
| Some examples of the water quality goals outlined by this plan are that by 2013, there will be a 50% reduction in nitrogen and phosphorus loads at the end of catchments and that by 2020, there will be a reduction in sediment load by 20%. | WIKI |
| These act to reduce damage to the reef due to anchoring destroying soft coral, chipping hard coral, and disturbing sediment as it is dragged across the bottom. | WIKI |