U-Th Series Nuclides in Aquatic Systems : Radioactivity in the Environment

Baxter, M. (EDT)/ Krishnaswami, S. (EDT)/ Cochran, Kirk J. (EDT)

Elsevier Science Ltd（2008/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 458 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780080450124
• DDC分類 546.431

Full Description

Major advancement in the U-Th measurement techniques since the 1990's have resulted in new opportunities for the use of these nuclides to probe into aquatic processes in greater detail. U-Th Series Nuclides in Aquatic Systems provides state-of-the-art reviews on the applications of U-Th series nuclides to "time" and "tag" in a variety of processes occurring in aquatic systems.

Contents

Introduction. U and Th Series Nuclides in the AtmosphereExchange, Scavenging and Applications to Aquatic Processes. U-Series Geochemistry in Weathering Profiles, River Waters and Lakes. Investigating Groundwater Processes Using U- and Th-Series Nuclides. Uranium and Thorium Series Nuclides as Tracers of Submarine Groundwater. Discharge. U-Th Series Nuclides in Estuarine Environments. U and Th Series Nuclides as Tracers of Particle Dynamics, Scavenging and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Oceans. The Bioaccumulation of U-Th Series Radionuclides in Marine Organisms. Ocean Circulation/Mixing Studies with Decay-Series Isotopes. Uranium and Thorium Series Radionuclides in Marine Groundwaters. Sediment Signatures of U-Th Nuclides and their Application as Paleoceanographic Tracers. Appendix: Charts of the 238U, 235U, 232Th and 241Am decay series with principal modes of decay and their energies. Appendix B: Systematics of Radioactive Decay. Index of Authors. Subject Index.