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Corer-reactors for contaminant flux measurement in sediments
R F Jung1, D R Jones, G E Batley
1Centre for Advanced Analytical Chemistry, CSIRO Energy Technology, Private Mail Bag 7, Bangor, NSW 2234, Australia. rob.jung@csiro.au
Abstract:
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 dollar 240 (A dollar 400) (excluding motor and corer lid), making it a relatively inexpensive system.

