Radiogenic lead isotopes and time stratigraphy in the Hudson river, New York

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 469-482

  Chillrud, Steven N ^a   Bopp, Richard F ^b   Ross, James M ^a   Chaky, Damon A ^a   Hemming, Sidney ^a   Shuster, Edward L ^b   Simpson, H James ^a   Estabrooks, Frank ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Hudson River sediments; Metals; Radionuclides; Stable lead isotopes; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CORE; STRATIGRAPHY;

HUDSON RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344677584     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000028372.87703.b7     Document Type: Article

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