Uranium-series disequilibrium : applications to earth, marine, and environmental science
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Uranium-series disequilibrium : applications to earth, marine, and environmental science
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1992
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[784]-899) and index
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The discovery of the phenomenon of radioactivity some 100 years ago revolutionized the earth sciences. Early work established that the decay series of long-lived nuclides contain radioactive isotopes of several chemically and physically different elements. Only during the past three decades was it recognized that natural disruption of these decay chains, resulting in the separation of parent and daughter nuclides, occurs as a result of geochemical processes acting in the near-surface environment. The application of these naturally occurring radioactive disequilibria has since progressed rapidly and has diversified to touch upon a wide spectrum of geological, oceanographic, hydrological, palaeoclimatic, and archaeological problems. The second edition of this book reflects the rapid growth in the field during the past decade. As before, the book presents a comprehensive discussion of the theory and analytical methodology of uranium-series disequilibrium. The new edition emphasizes the diverse applications of uranium-series disequilibrium to problems in the Earth, marine, and environmental sciences, particularly with respect to developments that have occurred in the 1980s.
To this end, the editors have drawn upon the experience and expertise of leading practitioners in each specialized area. This book should thus serve both as a reference text and as a manual on the subject.
Table of Contents
- The phenomenon of radioactivity
- geochemistry of actinides and their daughters
- uranium-series desequilibrium applications applications in geochronology
- chemical procedures
- spectroscopic methods
- mass spectrometry and applications to uranium-series disequilibrium
- igneous rocks
- uranium-series mobilization and surface hydrology
- ground water
- the oceanic chemistry of the uranium and thorium series nuclides
- radionuclides of the uranium and thorium decay series in the estuarine environment
- carbonate and sulphate precipitates
- marine sediments and sedimatentation processes
- uranium-series studies of marine phosphates and carbonates
- archaeological applications
- palaeclimatology and palaeoclimate records
- applications to radioactive waste disposal studies
- decay-series disequilibria applied to the study of rock-water interactions and geothermal systems
- applications od dating to denudation chronology and landscape evolution
- uranium-series disequilibrium in exploration geology
- applications of lead-210 to sedimentation studies.
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