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Mississippi Delta MSEA - Sampling Lake Sediment

Sampling Lake Sediment

Sediment cores from the oxbow lakes are collected, segmented into 4" increments, and analyzed for residual past-use and current-use pesticides. Sediments are dated to characterize deposition history of the lakes.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Water Quality and Ecology Research: Oxford, MS