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Beach Erosion Under The Microscope Along SC's Coast

ABC NEWS   Friday April 02, 2004 7:25 AM

 

  Charleston (AP) - Much of South Carolina's 15 billion dollar tourism industry is built on sand. 

  So scientists at Coastal Carolina University in Conway are studying rates of beach erosion, as well

  as where sand deposits are located offshore. That sand can be used to rebuild beaches that have

  washed away.  Coastal's Paul Gayes says offshore sand deposits will probably be smaller and less

  accessible as time passes.  Scientists are working to understand ocean processes that redistribute

  sand once it has been poured on the beaches.