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ICDP Sandtown Sediment Drilling

By Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
Using a ruler, a scientist measures a sediment core on table outside.
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USGS Research Geologist Dr. Jean Self-Trail of the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center measures a freshly extracted sediment core in Sandtown, Delaware. The sediment will help scientists understand the mid-Atlantic’s climate history and groundwater resources. This project was undertaken in cooperation with the Delaware Geological Survey.

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Public Domain.