Open AccessRadium and radon tracers in aquatic systems
Author(s) -
Moran S. B.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo400009
Subject(s) - submarine groundwater discharge , radon , radium , environmental science , oceanography , residence , submarine , groundwater , hydrology (agriculture) , library science , geology , aquifer , radiochemistry , chemistry , physics , geotechnical engineering , quantum mechanics , demography , sociology , computer science
Fourth International Ra‐Rn Workshop;Narragansett, Rhode Island, 3–8 June 2012 Radium (Ra) and radon (Rn) are widely recognized as important geochemical tracers in the estimation of dispersion in aquatic environments, submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to the coastal ocean, water mass residence times, and air‐sea and water‐ sediment exchange. More than 50 scientists, including graduate students and early‐ career scientists from 10 countries, recently participated in a workshop on Ra and Rn in Narragansett, R. I. The workshop was hosted by the University of Rhode Island and sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation Chemical Oceanography Program, ORTEC, Eichrom, and Durridge Company. The workshop provided a forum for presentations and open discussions regarding the latest developments and new directions in the application and measurement of isotopes 223 Ra, 224 Ra, 226 Ra, 228 Ra, and 222 Rn, as well as models used in the application of these tracers to a range of environmental problems.