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Processes which control the distribution of radium and uranium in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta and their fluxes to the Bay of Bengal

Posted on:1991-11-29Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:University of South CarolinaCandidate:Carroll, JolynnFull Text:PDF
GTID:1470390017450959Subject:Geochemistry
Abstract/Summary:
The distribution of uranium and radium isotopes between sediments and seawater was investigated in two major areas of the Ganges-Brahmaputra (G-B) estuarine mixing zone. To the east of the main river channel is a shallow area (;Increased river discharge caused the mixing zone to migrate offshore from coastal sediment deposits. Desorption of ;For the G-B mixing zone, sediment supplies from the Rivers and salt water migration into the western and eastern delta determine dissolved radium fluxes to the Bay of Bengal. The flux of ;A mixing profile of uranium and salinity during low discharge in January 1987 shows uranium activities in waters ;In January 1987, freshwater and sediment discharge were low (fw = 7600 m...
Keywords/Search Tags:Uranium, Radium, Sediment
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