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Gastight Sampler for Sequential Streamflow Sampling
Author(s) -
Amundsen Eric L.,
Pratt Jerry E.,
Hemond Harold F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143000x137897
Subject(s) - environmental science , sampling (signal processing) , streamflow , syringe , streams , hydrology (agriculture) , syringe driver , environmental engineering , engineering , computer science , geotechnical engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , drainage basin , computer network , cartography , filter (signal processing) , electrical engineering
The objective of this work was to design and construct an automatic gastight streamwater sampler capable of collecting samples during a 24‐hour period. To minimize cost and complexity, wetted glass syringes with narrow collection tubes were used as sample containers. The streamwater sampler prototype was tested in a stream that contained elevated levels of volatile organic compounds, and it worked satisfactorily under field conditions. Syringe collectors were a reliable and cost‐effective method of acquiring sequential gastight water samples.