Invariance of isotope ratios of lithogenic radionuclides: More evidence for their use as sediment source tracers

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-176

  Yeager, K M ^a   Santschi, P H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pb 210; Ra 226; Th 230; Th 232

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FRACTIONATION; OCEAN HABITATS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SEDIMENTS;

ISOTOPE RATIOS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ALUMINUM; IRON; ISOTOPE; LEAD 210; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 230; TRACER; URANIUM 238;

ISOTOPIC RATIO; MODELING; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRACER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE TRACING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE; WATERSHED;

EID: 0038722135     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00068-7     Document Type: Article

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