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Sampling Device Gets to the Bottom of Sedimentation Basin
Author(s) -
Zakowski John P.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1990.tb00239.x
Subject(s) - sedimentation , structural basin , sampling (signal processing) , sample (material) , computer science , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , telecommunications , geotechnical engineering , sediment , physics , detector , thermodynamics
The Superior (Wis.) Water, Light and Power Company needed a simple way to sample the bottom 30 in. (760 mm) of a sedimentation basin. Foreman John Zakowski developed a device for under $25 that is easy to build and use. Construction information is presented.