210Pb and 137Cs measurements in the Circum Bohai Sea coastal region: Sedimentation rates and implications

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-282

  Wang, Fu ^a,b   Wang, Hong ^a   Li, Jianfen ^a   Pei, Yandong ^a   Fan, Changfu ^a   Tian, Lizhu ^a,c   Shang, Zhiwen ^a   Song, Meiyu ^a,d   Geng, Yan ^a,d  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

210Pb and 137Cs; Circum Bohai Sea (CBS) coastal region; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LEAD ISOTOPE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BOHAI SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 48249104416     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-008-0046-5     Document Type: Article

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