Settling plates for microbe study
![Photos show an apparatus that collects microbes in the water.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/MicrobFSfigLG.jpg?itok=5qvYRMNl)
Detailed Description
Experiments will be conducted by using settling plates to determine which types of microbial biofilms form on different surfaces. A, Closeup of a stack of settling plates, featuring 4-in. by 4-in. by ¼-in. limestone, steel, and sandstone settling plates; B, Stack of settling plates (arrow) deployed in deep water on a benthic lander. Photograph B courtesy of Steve Ross, University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Sandra Brooke, Marine Conservation Institute. USGS Fact Sheet 2011-3102, figure 3.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.