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A new mechanical sectioning device for transverse cutting of cylindrical soft bottom sediment cores is presented. The instrument is rapid and efficient in use, works serially when sectioning a core and permits rinsing of the sample compartment without removal from the coring tube. The device is made of plastic, is lightweight, convenient to operate even in the field and simple and cheap to manufacture.
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Blomqvist, S., Abrahamsson, B. A device for rapid sectioning of soft bottom sediment cores. Schweiz. Z. Hydrol 49, 393–396 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538299
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