Pore Water

Idealized microscopic cross section of sediment. In three-dimensions all of the pore spaces are connected. (Not to scale)

Pore water is the water filling the spaces between grains of sediment.

More Information

• New Diffusion Samplers Track Contamination Entering Lakes and Ponds: Describes sampling the pore waters in the sediment of a pond on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with diffusion samplers.

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