Published 1991 | Version v1
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113mCd in a saltmarsh estuary, Sapelo Island, Georgia

Creators

  • 1. Clemson Univ., SC (USA)
  • 2. Univ. of Georgia Marine Inst., Sapelo Island (USA)

Description

The fallout radioisotope 113mCd (t1/2 = 14.6y, 99% β-, Emax 0.59 Mev) has been determined in sediment and soil cores from the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. In soils, the isotope occurs in the upper few inches, where 137Cs is also found. In recent marsh sediments (210Pb geochronology), 113mCd exhibits a more complex pattern, including subsurface maxima at some locations. The total 113mCd burden in sediment cores indicates that Cd deposited in the estuary from the atmosphere is retained to a significant extent in accumulating sediments

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Chemical Society.
Imprint Place
Washington, DC (United States)
Imprint Title
American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry
Imprint Pagination
52 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 15, Paper ENVR 47.

Conference

Title
201. American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting.
Dates
14-19 Apr 1991.
Place
Atlanta, GA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23007581
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CADMIUM 113; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION; ESTUARIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FALLOUT; SEDIMENTS; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CADMIUM ISOTOPES; COASTAL WATERS; DATA; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SURFACE WATERS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-910402--.