Methodological advances for measuring low-level radium isotopes in seawater

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 357-362

  Henderson, P B ^a   Morris, P J ^a   Moore, W S ^b   Charette, M A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

GEOTRACES; In situ pumping; MnO2 cartridge; Ocean mixing; Radium

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM 227; ISOTOPE; MANGANESE OXIDE; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RADIUM 223; RADIUM 224; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; SEA WATER; THORIUM 228; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CARTRIDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOTRACES PROGRAM; ISOTOPE TRACING; PUMP; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; SCINTILLATION; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 84884211463     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-012-2047-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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