Published July 1988 | Version v1
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Advances in microradiocarbon dating and the direct tracing of environmental carbon

Creators

  • 1. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD (USA)
  • 2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

Description

The new radiocarbon dating technique of atom counting (AMS), when extended to its natural microgram limit through high quality, clean and efficient target preparation, serves as a major new tool for source apportionment of individual classes of atmospheric carbon compounds. Direct tracing results for the impact of fossil and biogenic (especially biomass burning) pollution are unambigous, and they can be used for validating (or invalidating) other multivariate methods of source apportionment. (author) 7 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
123
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
Journal Page Range
191-197
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD

Conference

Title
International topical conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry.
Dates
5-10 Apr 1987.
Place
Kona, HI (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
20028565
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON 14; ISOTOPE DATING; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; MICROANALYSIS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SENSITIVITY; TRACER TECHNIQUES
Descriptors DEC
AGE ESTIMATION; ALKANES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES