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USGS Sediment Lab - weighing crucibles to capture their tare weights before sample is added
Weighing crucibles to capture their tare weights before sample is added
Weighing crucibles to capture their tare weights before sample is added
Weighing crucibles to capture their tare weights before sample is added

Sediment lab employee Logan Young weighing crucibles to capture their tare weights before sample is added

USGS KY sediment lab - Kyle and Elisabeth
USGS KY sediment lab employees
USGS KY sediment lab employees
USGS KY sediment lab employees

Kyle Barnett and Elisabeth Hernandez analyzing sediment samples using the sand/fine break method

Kyle Barnett and Elisabeth Hernandez analyzing sediment samples using the sand/fine break method

Sieves determine the sand size class of sediment samples
Sediment lab - Sieves determine the sand size class of sediment samples
Sediment lab - Sieves determine the sand size class of sediment samples
Sediment lab - Sieves determine the sand size class of sediment samples

Sieves determine the sand size class of sediment samples, 0.250mm and 0.063mm steel mesh are used. 

USGS KY Sediment Lab - sample storage space
The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's sample storage space, samples are stored in a temperature and light controlled environment.
The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's sample storage space, samples are stored in a temperature and light controlled environment.
The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's sample storage space, samples are stored in a temperature and light controlled environment.

The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's sample storage space, samples are stored in a temperature and light controlled environment.

USGS Kentucky Sediment Laboratory oven full of filtration crucibles to be dried
USGS Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's oven full of filtration crucibles to be dried
USGS Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's oven full of filtration crucibles to be dried
USGS Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's oven full of filtration crucibles to be dried

The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's oven full of filtration crucibles to be dried. After baking, the crucibles are placed in a desiccator box to cool. 

The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's oven full of filtration crucibles to be dried. After baking, the crucibles are placed in a desiccator box to cool.