New twist on dating: radiocarbon dating techniques applied to air pollution studies

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Dimensions/NBS; (United States)

OSTI ID:6201674

Porter, G

This paper deals with the problem of urban air pollution and to what extent it is caused by the burning of fossil fuels at factories or in cars, and to what extent it is due to the breathing processes of trees or the burning of natural fuels like wood. With the use of radiocarbon dating techniques the distinction between the pollutants can be made. The article describes the design of the gas proportional counter used to measure the extremely small samples of carbon in polluted air. (KRM)

• OSTI ID: 6201674
• Journal Information: Dimensions/NBS; (United States), Vol. 65:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AIR POLLUTION
ISOTOPE DATING
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
DESIGN
CARBON 12
CARBON 14
FOSSIL FUELS
SMOG
AGE ESTIMATION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON ISOTOPES
ENERGY SOURCES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FUELS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NUCLEI
POLLUTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
500101* - Environment
Atmospheric- Basic Studies- Radiometric Techniques- (-1989)
500200 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
440101 - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments