Marine

Collection of water samples at known depths

November 16, 2010 by michaelpenston No Comments | Category Marine Directorate Science

Deployment of a Van Dorn Bottle 15th November 2010 (Photo: R. Cargill)

A Van Dorn Bottle (see photo) is used to collect water samples from discrete depths. The water samples collected using this apparatus are analysed for silicate and the nutrients; ammonia, nitrate and phosphate.

Tags: Monitoring, Stonehaven, water sampling

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