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/sup 137/Cs radioactive dating of Lake Ontario sediment cores

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OSTI ID:5405041
The distribution of /sup 137/Cs in sediment cores from Lake Ontario provides estimates of the sediment accumulation rates. Geochronology with /sup 210/Pb dating and distribution of Ambrosia (ragweed) pollen compare well with /sup 137/Cs dating. These methods can determine with precision, changes in sedimentation occurring over the past 100 years or so. Typical sedimentation rates of 0.18-0.36 cm/yr were measured. 16 refs., 3 figs., 2 tabs.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Indiana Univ. Cyclotron Facility, Bloomington (USA); Indiana Univ., Bloomington (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5405041
Report Number(s):
BNL-40550; CONF-871259-2; BNL/NPB-87-109; ON: DE88005034
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English