grab sample


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Noun1.grab sample - a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible
sample - a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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One selected grab sample taken from the occurrence assayed 5.52% Cu, 0.188 g/t Au, and 8.5 g/t Ag.
White Metal Makes New Discovery of Massive Sulphide at Far Lake Copper Property, Northwestern Ontario
Meanwhile, a grab sample from float assayed 30.1% copper and 595 g/t silver which was close to channel samples.
Hannan Metals hails sampling results from Peru, first exploration season at Sacanche claims
A sample can be collected manually as a grab sample in the field and transported back to a laboratory for analysis, or with an automatic sampler, retrieved at a later time and analysed in a laboratory.
Towards effective monitoring of urban stormwater for better design and management/Linnade sademevee tohusama seire, parema planeerimise ja juhtimise suunas
Improving upon the previous Sievers 900 TOC Analyzer series, the new model can measure conductivity in grab sample or autosampler modes.
TOC analyzer for ultra-pure, process waters
After the grab sample measurement mode is over, the instrument is rinsed for a set time before the signal points are released to active reporting.
New paths in TOC measurements: automated and continuous monitoring of ultra-pure water cycles
The POCISs samples were placed in the same location and time as the grab sample was collected.
A qualitative survey of five antibiotics in a water treatment plant in Central Plateau of Iran
* Convenient grab sample measurement for additional samples and quality control checks from other areas of the plant
Sodium analyzer for power generation applications
In 2005 and 2006, 142 grab sample stations and 105 drop video transects were sampled in the nearshore area of the two study areas using a small open-deck speedboat piloted by a community member (Fig.
Benthic marine fauna and flora of two nearshore coastal locations in the Western and central Canadian Arctic
In the case of studies requiring grab sample processing, limiting identifications to higher taxonomic levels can represent a substantial savings in terms of sample processing times and costs.
Reliability of abundance estimates of the propellerclam (Cyrtodaria siliqua) derived from their burrow openings: a case study from Banquereau, Eastern Canada
MCHD staff visited each system and took a grab sample from the sampling point.
Performance of aerobic treatment units: monitoring results from the Florida Keys
The recently acquired Thelon properties are of particular interest including the Muskox Hill portion of the Northwest Block where prior exploration identified a hematized fracture zone in gneissic basement rocks close to the Thelon uncomformity which assayed an extraordinary 14.68 per cent U308 from one grab sample.
Bayswater is the only Canadian junior to have major holdings in each of Canada's major uranium regions

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