Determination of 226Ra concentrations in seawater and suspended particles (NW Pacific) using MC-ICP-MS

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 126, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 132-138

  Bourquin, M ^a   van Beek, P ^a   Reyss, J L ^b   Riotte, J ^a   Freydier, R ^a,c  

^a CNES   (France)

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

226Ra MC ICP MS; Gamma spectrometry; Isotope dilution; MnO2 co precipitation; Seawater; Suspended particles

Indexed keywords

DILUTION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRECISION; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; VERTICAL PROFILE; VOLUME; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 80051934189     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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