Bathymetric Mapping and Sediment Studies in Kansas Reservoirs ...
Bathymetric Mapping and Sediment Studies in Kansas Reservoirs ...
Bathymetric Mapping and Sediment Studies in Kansas Reservoirs ...
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Integrated Reservoir Assessment:<strong>Sediment</strong> core dat<strong>in</strong>g by radionuclide analysisWHEN was the sedimentdeposited ?Radioactive fallout patterns from aboveground test<strong>in</strong>g• Need a “marker” <strong>in</strong> the sediment tofix a date●Preimpoundment <strong>in</strong>terface usuallyvisible (lake construction)• Radionuclides:– Fallout from weapons tests– Onset <strong>in</strong> the early 1950’s– Peak activity <strong>in</strong> 1963– Decrease for post-1963.●239+240 Plutonium use as marker– Rapid analysis– PU b<strong>in</strong>ds to clay (less mobilepost-deposition)Aboveground test<strong>in</strong>gceased <strong>in</strong> 1963
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