U-Th Series Nuclides in Aquatic Systems

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Pages: 440
• ISBN_10: 0080564887
  ISBN_13: 9780080564883
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Waste Management ,

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. - State of art reviews on the applications of U-Th Series nuclides to 'time'and 'tag' key processes occurring in aquatic systems. - Self-contained, each chapter presents nuclide source functions, processes regulating their distributions and models used to describe them - Emphasizes current thinking in the field and future directions