Radiometric dating and heavy metal content of a recent sediment core from Lake Trenntsee in northeastern Germany

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-376

  Suckow, Axel ^a   Gabler H E ^a  

^a Niedersachsisches Landesamt B   (Germany)

Author keywords

Americium 241; Anthropogenic input; Cesium 134; Cesium 137; Dating; Fallout nuclides; Germany; Heavy metals; Lake sediments; Lake trenntsee; Lead 210

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; SEDIMENT CORE;

GERMANY; LAKE TRENNTSEE; STERNBERG;

EID: 0344378217     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256019708234049     Document Type: Article

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