U-Th Series Nuclides in Aquatic Systems

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 themEmphasizes current thinking in the field and future directions

Introduction. U and Th Series Nuclides in the Atmosphere: Supply, Exchange, Scavenging and Applications to Aquatic Processes. U-Series Geochemistry in Weathering Profiles, River Waters and Lakes. Investigating Groundwater Processes Using U- and Th-Series Nuclides. Uranium and Thorium Series Nuclides as Tracers of Submarine Groundwater. Discharge. U-Th Series Nuclides in Estuarine Environments. U and Th Series Nuclides as Tracers of Particle Dynamics, Scavenging and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Oceans. The Bioaccumulation of U-Th Series Radionuclides in Marine Organisms. Ocean Circulation/Mixing Studies with Decay-Series Isotopes. Uranium and Thorium Series Radionuclides in Marine Groundwaters. Sediment Signatures of U-Th Nuclides and their Application as Paleoceanographic Tracers. Appendix: Charts of the 238U, 235U, 232Th and 241Am decay series with principal modes of decay and their energies. Appendix B: Systematics of Radioactive Decay. Index of Authors. Subject Index.