sediment sample

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sediment
noun
uk
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈsed.ə.mənt/
a soft substance that is like a wet powder and consists of very small pieces of a solid material that have fallen to the bottom of ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us
/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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(Definition ofsedimentandsamplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A similar result was obtained during the validation exercise in which there was one false negative attributed to a coarse sand and gravelsedimentsample.
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The soil orsedimentsamplewas collected into a 125 ml glass jar.
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Since 2004sedimentsampleare taken yearly to follow the development in both the control area and in the research area.
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When at least some minute shells are seen on close visual inspection, asedimentsampletaken at that spot may contain many more.
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To obtain a representative soil orsedimentsample, it is necessary to conduct an elutriate test.
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Thesedimentsampleis constantly agitated by a flow of filtered water from below, the action of which dislodges interstitial organisms embedded between sediment grains.
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Sediment samples were extracted from each site at depths of 0.1 metre and 1 metre.
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The very large numbers of microfossils that a smallsedimentsamplecan often yield allows the collection of statistically robust datasets which can be subjected to multivariate analysis.
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Sediment samples were not targeted for remediation and therefore the false negative value was of minimal consequence.
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The contamination of soil and sediment samples was assessed by the azocasein-trypsin express test-system.
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If there were differences of >1 between the values of paired duplicates, these samples were disregarded (this occurred for 12 crabs, three mangrove samples and four sediment samples).
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The sediment samples studied have a distinctive spectral signature owing to the vibration absorption features and photosynthetic pigments of the stratified microbial community that populate the sabkha environment.
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Surface sediment samples (n = 12) taken in 1993 in seepage sites showed hydrocarbon concentration values on the 10-20 mg kg-1 range in half of the samples.
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They also require sediment samples to be obtained and examined for the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls and radioactivity.
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Sediment samples were recovered for trace metal and microbiological analysis as well as investigations of sediment-dwelling organisms.
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The sediment samples were sent to an independent laboratory for analysis.
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When the order was made, a second batch of fish, shellfish and sediment samples were taken for analysis from within and outwith the exclusion zone for the purpose of comparison.
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Sea bed sediment samples will be taken by grab-sampling equipment.
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The sinker often had a small container attached to it that would allow for the collection of bottom sediment samples.
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Several sediment samples were sieved and floated to collect possible remnants of micro and macro-remains of vegetation.
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