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USGS Scientists Collecting Gas Samples from the Unsaturated Zone

2007 (approx.)

Detailed Description

USGS scientists collecting gas samples from the unsaturated zone. Subsurface gases are drawn through a small glass tube filled with an adsorbing material, which traps mercury or volatile organic compounds for later analysis.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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