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Corer–Reactors for Contaminant Flux Measurement in Sediments
Author(s) -
Jung R. F.,
Jones D. R.,
Batley G. E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq2003.1905
Subject(s) - sediment , flux (metallurgy) , environmental science , contamination , geology , mineralogy , materials science , metallurgy , ecology , geomorphology , biology
Design details and operating instructions are provided for a sediment corer that can be converted into a reactor for the measurement of the fluxes of contaminants from sediments to overlying waters. The corer–reactor permits measurements, under controlled laboratory conditions, on intact, largely undisturbed sediment cores, without significantly perturbing the physical and chemical conditions found in the field. The design can be constructed in‐house for around US$240 (A$400) (excluding motor and corer lid), making it a relatively inexpensive system.