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The zinc and lead concentrations were compared in several pairs of sediment cores obtained with a modified K-B corer and by Scuba diver from Coon Lake, Canada. A slow approach to and penetration of the sediments (ca. 0.1 m s-1) was employed for both coring devices. The modified K-B corer gave similar lead and zinc profiles to the diver cores. The divers observed that the K-B corer caused no disturbance of the surface sediment layers as it approached and entered the sediments. These results suggest that the K-B corer is suitable for use in lake studies requiring short, undisturbed cores from fine-grained sediments.
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Evans, H.E., Lasenby, D.C. A comparison of lead and zinc sediment profiles from cores taken by diver and a gravity corer. Hydrobiologia 108, 165–169 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014876
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