GROUNDWATER

Expedition drills to fresh water under the ocean on the New England Shelf

Groundwater found in sandy, unconsolidated continental shelf sediments 20-50 miles offshore

The final core from the final hole with (l to r) Chris Redding, co-chief scientist Brandon Dugan, Chandler Maine, Nick Boehne and Lalo Aguilar

The final core from the final hole with (l to r) Chris Redding, co-chief scientist Brandon Dugan, Chandler Maine, Nick Boehne and Lalo Aguilar | Credits: Everest@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

After 74 days offshore, 718 cores and 871.83m of total core from three locations, IODP³-NSF Expedition 501 "New England Shelf Hydrogeology" has taken samples not only of sediment cores, but also of the...

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