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OSIL Multiple Corers Proven In Environmental Assessment
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07 July 2010 by host
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OSIL's (Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) range of Multiple Corers are the only way of collecting a truly undisturbed sediment sample from the seabed. Each of the four corers, Mega, Maxi, Midi and Mini, provide a simple and reliable way of collecting the most accurate sample possible. The corers use a unique hydrostatically damped coring mechanism to attain the undisturbed sample.
This undisturbed seabed sample is of great value when assessing environmental impacts on the seabed around oil drilling sites. The hydrostatically damped head allows a true representative sample that has not been disturbed by the bow waves seen in front of traditional corers. The corers collect the undisturbed sediment sample together with overlying supernatant water, which provides a unique insight into the sediment water interface. This is of great help when assessing the extent of oil dispersal either from cuttings piles or spill sites.
The rugged frame of the corers is made of 316 stainless steel and the core tubing itself of acrylic. With a deployment rate of approximately 1 metre per second on the descent coupled with a retrieval rate at winch speed the corers are ideal for rapid assessment work.
OSIL's corers are currently used worldwide by companies such as IAEA, Petrobras, Altima, NOC and The University of Aberdeen for sampling in applications related to environmental impact assessment, geochemical analysis, interstitial waters and biological survey.
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