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Brief Comments on the Results!
Were our struggles to collect sediment cores worthwhile? What did a year or two of
lab work and analysis of foraminiferal and metals data tell us? From the surface
sediment samples, we know that there were high concentrations of metals in
Fig. 7.9 Recovery of a core after it has been inserted into the sediments. The ground became
unstable making recovery of the materials very difficult while time was very limited as the tide was
about to flood the site very soon! (Images by E. Leorri)
E. Leorri