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A plankton net designed to exclude air-sea interface phenomena

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For use in trace pollutant studies a description is presented of a protected closed plankton net whose purpose is to minimize the exposure of collected samples to surface films and debris. Tests described in this paper appeared to show that the protected closed net was not necessary for the environmental conditions encountered during our field studies. However, additional calculations based on the data of other investigators strongly imply that employment of such a net in heavily polluted surface waters may be highly advantageous.

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  1. J. R. Clayton Jr.

    Present address: College of Fisheries, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, Washington

  2. S. P. Pavlou

    Present address: URS Company, Fourth and Vine Building, 98121, Seattle, Washington

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  1. Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, Wash.

    J. R. Clayton Jr. & S. P. Pavlou

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Clayton, J.R., Pavlou, S.P. A plankton net designed to exclude air-sea interface phenomena. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 20, 369–377 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01683534

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