Geochemical behavior of 210Pb and 210Po in the nearshore waters off western Taiwan

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-220

  Wei, Ching Ling ^a   Lin, Shiao Yu ^a   Wen, Liang Saw ^a   Sheu, David D D ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

210Pb; 210Po; Particle scavenging; POC flux; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; NEAR-SHORE WATERS; OPEN OCEAN; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE REMOVAL; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE PHASIS; POC FLUX; RESIDENCE TIME; TAIWAN; TURBID WATER;

DISSOLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON;

LEAD;

LEAD 210; ORGANIC CARBON; POLONIUM; SEA WATER; CARBON; LEAD;

COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD ISOTOPE; MASS BALANCE; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; RESIDENCE TIME; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MASS BALANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RESIDENCE TIME; SEASHORE; TAIWAN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; SEA; WATER POLLUTANT;

TAIWAN;

CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84856241234     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.11.031     Document Type: Article

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