Name: seawater sampling and collection
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<p class="jove_content">We would like to thank the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund and the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada for supporting ongoing studies on low oxygen regions of coastal and open ocean waters. In addition, D.A.W. was supported by fellowships from NSERC, Killam and the TULA foundation funded Centre for Microbial Diversity and Evolution.</p>

<p class="jove_title">Part 1:  Water Collection</p>
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<li>Depths  are assigned to each cast.</li>
<li>Depths  to be sampled and the total volume to be collected for the  current cast are determined.</li>
<li>It  is ensured that the Go-Flo and Niskin bottles are open, and that their valves  and spigots are closed.</li>
<li>The  CTD is loaded onto bottom of the line and lower into water.</li>
<li>A  bottle for the deepest depth sampled in cast first is loaded onto the line  after the CTD; it is ensured that the line is properly fitted into bra...

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	<li>Cline, J. D. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Spectrophotometric+determination+of+hydrogen+sulfide+in+natural+waters.">Spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen sulfide in natural waters.</a> <em style='font-style: italic'>Limnology &#38; Oceanography</em>. <b>14</b>, 454-458 (1969).</li><li>Holmes, R. M., Aminot, A., Kerouel, R., Hooker, B. A., Peterson, B. J. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=A+simple+and+precise+method+for+measuring+ammonium+in+marine+and+freshwater+ecosystems.">A simple and precise method for measuring ammonium in marine and freshwater ecosystems.</a> <em style='font-style: italic'>Canadian Journal of fisheries and Aquatic Science</em>. <b>56</b>, 1801-1808 (1999).</li></ol>

<p class="jove_content">Overall, there is a great deal of preparation and planning required for this type of sampling, so budget 2 days before the trip to get things in order and one day afterwards for cleaning everything up. In general, do not let salt water come into contact with the peristaltic pump or into the aluminum Zarges box used to transport the field equipment. Treat the equipment with respect and it will perform well for a long time to come. </p>

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<td>20L Carboys</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>02-960-15</td>
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<td>3/8" Tygon</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cole Parmer</td>
<td>06429-36</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Sterivex filters</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>SVG010RS</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Prefilter Housing Unit</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>501200</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Luer Fitting</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cole Parmer</td>
<td>31507-27</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>1/4" Tygon tubing</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cole Parmer</td>
<td>06429-24</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>1/4" Tygon tubing</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cole Parmer</td>
<td>06429-24</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>1/4" Tygon tubing</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cole Parmer</td>
<td>06429-24</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>50ml Plastic tubes</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Glass Serum Bottles</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Glass Sample Collection</td>
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<td>Septa and aluminum caps for glass serum bottles</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Hand Crimper</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>20-200ul Pipette and Tips</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Glass Tubes</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Ammonium Sample Collection</td>
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<td>30ml Plastic Bottles</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Nutrient Collection</td>
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<td>Acrodisc Filters</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Millipore</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>5 ml Tubes</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Nitrite Sample Collection</td>
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<td>37% Formaldehyde</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>For cell count samples</td>
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<td>20% Zinc Acetate</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>For sulfide samples</td>
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<td>Mercuric Chloride</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>For gas samples</td>
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<td>milliQ water</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Ammonium Working Reagent</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Borate buffer, sodium sulfite, orthophaladialdehyde</td>
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<td>Sulfanilamide</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>5g into 450ml water and 50ml HCl</td>
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<td>N-(1-naphthy)-ethylenediamine dihydrochloride solution</td>
<td>Reagent</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>0.5g into 500ml water</td>
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seawater sampling and collection

This video documents methods for collecting coastal marine water samples and processing them for various downstream applications including biomass concentration, nucleic acid purification, cell abundance, nutrient and trace gas analyses. For today's demonstration samples were collected from the deck of the HMS John Strickland operating in Saanich Inlet. An A-frame derrick, with a multi-purpose winch and cable system, is used in combination with Niskin or Go-Flo water sampling bottles. Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) sensors are also used to sample the underlying water mass. To minimize outgassing, trace gas samples are collected first.  Then, nutrients, water chemistry, and cell counts are determined. Finally, waters are collected for biomass filtration. The set-up and collection time for a single cast is ~1.5 hours at a maximum depth of 215 meters. Therefore, a total of 6 hours is generally needed to complete the collection series described here.

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Seawater Sampling and Collection at JoVE.com

Seawater Sampling and Collection

<p class="jove_content">This video documents methods for collecting coastal marine water samples and processing them for various downstream applications including biomass concentration, nucleic acid purification, cell abundance, nutrient and trace gas analyses.</p>

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