Materials and methods Sampling

• Main Authors: Er V. Tkalin, T. S. Lishavskaya, L. T. Kovekovdova, M. V. Simakov, N. N. Bogdanova, T. L. Primak, E. A. Slin’ko, Bottom Sediments
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Van Veen; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.359.8751; http://www.pices.int/publications/scientific_reports/Report16/ContaminantConcentration.pdf

Bottom sediment samples were collected by Van Veen grab from seven stations (Section I, Fig. 1.2). Three replicate samples were taken at each station. The surface layer of sediments was collected by plastic spoon in pre-cleaned Ziploc plastic bags. Samples were frozen after collection, then freeze-d...