Email this article Inspection of Bottom Sediments near Underwater Sources of Chemical Pollution
- Authors: Paka V.T.1, Chechko V.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
- Issue: Vol 58, No 5 (2018)
- Pages: 737-741
- Section: Instruments and Methods
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0001-4370/article/view/149754
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437018050119
- ID: 149754
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Abstract
The task of targeted sampling of sediments in the immediate vicinity of objects presumed to be sources of chemical pollution of the sea has been solved. A cassette sampler with six grabs was built, which is constantly controlled by cable under video surveillance. The device is operated from a light boat, which can be kept in place over the object and moved in a preset direction. Positioning at the moment of sampling is carried out by fixing the coordinates of the boat by GPS/GLONASS. The efficiency of the developed sampling system is proved by successful use of the device in surveying a number of potentially hazardous underwater objects found in chemical weapons disposal areas in the Baltic Sea.
About the authors
V. T. Paka
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Author for correspondence.
Email: vpaka@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117218
V. A. Chechko
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Email: vpaka@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117218
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