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A device to collect supernatant water for measurement of the flux of dissolved compounds across sediment surfaces 1
Author(s) -
Hargrave B. T.,
Connolly G. F.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1978.23.5.1005
Subject(s) - sediment , flux (metallurgy) , environmental chemistry , environmental science , carbon dioxide , phosphorus , water column , in situ , seawater , sediment–water interface , chemistry , oceanography , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , geomorphology , organic chemistry , geotechnical engineering
A bell jar chamber with a clock‐driven release mechanism was designed to collect samples of water trapped over undisturbed sediments. Samples taken at 3‐h intervals over 24 h were analyzed for dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, and total phosphorus and in situ flux across the subtidal sediment surface was calculated.