A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems
The short-lived thorium isotope Th-234 (half-life 24.1 days) has been used as a tracer for a variety of transport processes in aquatic systems. Its use as a tracer of oceanic export via sinking particles has stimulated a rapidly increasing number of studies that require analyses of Th-234 in both ma...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/3af0a781-5969-412e-9ff9-3011e2dec80c 2024-02-04T09:58:15+01:00 A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M Sarin, Manmohan M Baskaran, Mark Benitez-Nelson, Claudia Buesseler, Ken O Charette, Matthew Dai, Minhan Gustafsson, Orjan Masque, Pere Morris, Paul Orlandini, Kent Rodriguez y Baena, Alessia Savoye, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Turnewitsch, Robert Voge, Ingrid Waples, James T 2006 https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/3af0a781-5969-412e-9ff9-3011e2dec80c https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2005.10.012 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Rutgers van der Loeff , M M , Sarin , M M , Baskaran , M , Benitez-Nelson , C , Buesseler , K O , Charette , M , Dai , M , Gustafsson , O , Masque , P , Morris , P , Orlandini , K , Rodriguez y Baena , A , Savoye , N , Schmidt , S , Turnewitsch , R , Voge , I & Waples , J T 2006 , ' A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems ' , MAR CHEM , no. 0 , pp. 190-212 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2005.10.012 SCAVENGING RATES ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE DISTRIBUTIONS GULF-OF-MEXICO SERIES NUCLIDES Chemistry Multidisciplinary ARABIAN SEA Oceanography PARTICULATE ORGANIC-CARBON ARCTIC-OCEAN PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIMES ATLANTIC-OCEAN THORIUM ISOTOPES article 2006 ftuhipublicatio https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2005.10.012 2024-01-11T23:20:53Z The short-lived thorium isotope Th-234 (half-life 24.1 days) has been used as a tracer for a variety of transport processes in aquatic systems. Its use as a tracer of oceanic export via sinking particles has stimulated a rapidly increasing number of studies that require analyses of Th-234 in both marine and freshwater systems. The original Th-234 method is labor intensive. Thus, there has been a quest for simpler techniques that require smaller sample volumes. Here, we review current methodologies in the collection and analysis of Th-234 from the water column, discuss their individual strengths and weaknesses, and provide an outlook on possible further improvements and future challenges. Also included in this review are recommendations on calibration procedures and the production of standard reference materials as well as a flow chart designed to help researchers find the most appropriate Th-234 analytical technique for a specific aquatic regime and known sampling constraints. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI Arctic Arctic Ocean Marine Chemistry 100 3-4 190 212 |
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SCAVENGING RATES ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE DISTRIBUTIONS GULF-OF-MEXICO SERIES NUCLIDES Chemistry Multidisciplinary ARABIAN SEA Oceanography PARTICULATE ORGANIC-CARBON ARCTIC-OCEAN PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIMES ATLANTIC-OCEAN THORIUM ISOTOPES |
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SCAVENGING RATES ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE DISTRIBUTIONS GULF-OF-MEXICO SERIES NUCLIDES Chemistry Multidisciplinary ARABIAN SEA Oceanography PARTICULATE ORGANIC-CARBON ARCTIC-OCEAN PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIMES ATLANTIC-OCEAN THORIUM ISOTOPES Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M Sarin, Manmohan M Baskaran, Mark Benitez-Nelson, Claudia Buesseler, Ken O Charette, Matthew Dai, Minhan Gustafsson, Orjan Masque, Pere Morris, Paul Orlandini, Kent Rodriguez y Baena, Alessia Savoye, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Turnewitsch, Robert Voge, Ingrid Waples, James T A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems |
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SCAVENGING RATES ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE DISTRIBUTIONS GULF-OF-MEXICO SERIES NUCLIDES Chemistry Multidisciplinary ARABIAN SEA Oceanography PARTICULATE ORGANIC-CARBON ARCTIC-OCEAN PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIMES ATLANTIC-OCEAN THORIUM ISOTOPES |
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The short-lived thorium isotope Th-234 (half-life 24.1 days) has been used as a tracer for a variety of transport processes in aquatic systems. Its use as a tracer of oceanic export via sinking particles has stimulated a rapidly increasing number of studies that require analyses of Th-234 in both marine and freshwater systems. The original Th-234 method is labor intensive. Thus, there has been a quest for simpler techniques that require smaller sample volumes. Here, we review current methodologies in the collection and analysis of Th-234 from the water column, discuss their individual strengths and weaknesses, and provide an outlook on possible further improvements and future challenges. Also included in this review are recommendations on calibration procedures and the production of standard reference materials as well as a flow chart designed to help researchers find the most appropriate Th-234 analytical technique for a specific aquatic regime and known sampling constraints. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M Sarin, Manmohan M Baskaran, Mark Benitez-Nelson, Claudia Buesseler, Ken O Charette, Matthew Dai, Minhan Gustafsson, Orjan Masque, Pere Morris, Paul Orlandini, Kent Rodriguez y Baena, Alessia Savoye, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Turnewitsch, Robert Voge, Ingrid Waples, James T |
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Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M Sarin, Manmohan M Baskaran, Mark Benitez-Nelson, Claudia Buesseler, Ken O Charette, Matthew Dai, Minhan Gustafsson, Orjan Masque, Pere Morris, Paul Orlandini, Kent Rodriguez y Baena, Alessia Savoye, Nicolas Schmidt, Sabine Turnewitsch, Robert Voge, Ingrid Waples, James T |
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A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems |
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A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems |
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A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems |
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A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems |
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A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems |
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review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234th in aquatic systems |
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Rutgers van der Loeff , M M , Sarin , M M , Baskaran , M , Benitez-Nelson , C , Buesseler , K O , Charette , M , Dai , M , Gustafsson , O , Masque , P , Morris , P , Orlandini , K , Rodriguez y Baena , A , Savoye , N , Schmidt , S , Turnewitsch , R , Voge , I & Waples , J T 2006 , ' A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems ' , MAR CHEM , no. 0 , pp. 190-212 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2005.10.012 |
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