U-Th series nuclides in aquatic systems /

This book provides state of art reviews on the applications of U-Th series nuclides to 'time' and 'tag' a variety of processes occurring in aquatic systems. The processes addressed would include, among others, chemical weathering on continents, dating of groundwaters and movement...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Krishnaswami, S. (Editor), Cochran, J. Kirk (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [The Netherlands] : Elsevier Science, 2008.
Series:Radioactivity in the environment ; 13.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. U and Th Series Nuclides in the Atmosphere: Supply, Exchange, Scavenging and Applications to Aquatic Processes. U-Series Geochemistry in Weathering Profiles, River Waters and Lakes. Investigating Groundwater Processes Using U- and Th-Series Nuclides. Uranium and Thorium Series Nuclides as Tracers of Submarine Groundwater. Discharge. U-Th Series Nuclides in Estuarine Environments. U and Th Series Nuclides as Tracers of Particle Dynamics, Scavenging and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Oceans. The Bioaccumulation of U-Th Series Radionuclides in Marine Organisms. Ocean Circulation/Mixing Studies with Decay-Series Isotopes. Uranium and Thorium Series Radionuclides in Marine Groundwaters. Sediment Signatures of U-Th Nuclides and their Application as Paleoceanographic Tracers. Appendix: Charts of the 238U, 235U, 232Th and 241Am decay series with principal modes of decay and their energies. Appendix B: Systematics of Radioactive Decay. Index of Authors. Subject Index.