Hoverprobe 2000 collecting sediment core
Detailed Description
Hoverprobe 2000 collecting sediment core from the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May, 2006. Credit: Peter Cinotto and Leif Olson. (Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.)
The Hoverprobe 2000 is an air boat with a sediment core driller mounted in the middle of the boat. In May 2006, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center conducted a project for the Philadelphia Water Department to collect sediment cores behind low head dams along the Schuylkill River to test for trace metals, pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls. USGS conducted sediment core extractions at Black Rock Dam and Fairmont Dam on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia.
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