Comparison of techniques for pre-concentrating radium from seawater

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 226-237

  Bourquin, M ^a   van Beek, P ^a   Reyss, J L ^b   Souhaut, M ^a   Charette, M A ^c   Jeandel, C ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraction techniques; KEOPS; Mn fiber; Radium isotopes; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTRATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SEAWATER; TESTING METHOD; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER MASS;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN PLATEAU;

EID: 43049104103     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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