Southern California Baseline Studies Collection of Analytical Samples

摘要

An anodized aluminum, completely vented box-core and an aluminum vented Van Veen grab sampler were successfully used to collect 145 quantitative, uncontaminated and minimally disturbed benthic sediment samples. Sediments collected with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Box Corer and Van Veen Sampler contact either aluminum or teflon. Replicable, non-contaminating subsampling procedures are described. The samplers allow the collection of sediments with minimal structural alterations, uncontaminated with trace metals or hydrocarbons.