Control on (U-234/U-238) in lake water: A study in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica

• Published in: Chemical Geology
• Main Authors: Henderson, G, Hall, B, Smith, A, Robinson, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Vanda; Bonney; Lake Joyce; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.09.026; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ed17f5ad-e76c-42e0-b81d-d1c9ea5dae24

The (234U/238U) ratio in surface waters is generally higher than secular equilibrium due to nuclide recoil during alpha-decay of 238U. The size of the deviation from secular equilibrium contains information about the environment in which the water is found. This potential tool for environmental reco...