Obtain water samples and cores of bottom sediment for the study of mercury concentrations, chemical forms and deposition history in coastal environments.
Location
Oyster Pond, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America;
Summary
Three excellent cores were collected in a gradient from anoxic to oxic conditions in the bottom water. Water samples were collected at each of the three locations. Ice thickness was greater than 5 inches. Safety equipment included buoyant surfboard, life jackets, ice claws, ice anchors, rope, and a toboggan to distribute weight near an open hole.
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner (chief scientist), Dann Blackwood (core recovery and photographic specialist), Wally Brooks (YSI profiling specialist).
Project = Coastal Geological Processes and Long-Term, Coastal Geological Processes and Long-Term
