210Pb dating of heavily contaminated drainage channel to the La Plata estuary in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

D.E. DI GREGORIO, J.O. FERNÁNDEZ NIELLO, H. HUCK, H. SOMACAL AND G. CURUTCHET

APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES

Elsevier

Año: 2007 vol. 7 p. 187 - 194

0969-8043

Abstract Concentrations of 210Pb and 137Cs in sediment samples collected from two cores at a drainage channel to the La Plata river estuary in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were measured using ultralow-background detection systems. The 210Pb data were used to determine the rate of sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. Buenos Aires, Argentina, were measured using ultralow-background detection systems. The 210Pb data were used to determine the rate of sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. Buenos Aires, Argentina, were measured using ultralow-background detection systems. The 210Pb data were used to determine the rate of sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. 210Pb and 137Cs in sediment samples collected from two cores at a drainage channel to the La Plata river estuary in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were measured using ultralow-background detection systems. The 210Pb data were used to determine the rate of sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. 210Pb data were used to determine the rate of sediment accumulation of the sites. These results were correlated with some heavy metal (chromium and lead) concentrations of the samples in an attempt to characterize the historical input of contaminants due to the industrial development, which has taken place in this area over the last century. The 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. hemisphere. hemisphere. 137Cs measurements demonstrate that cesium dating is not adequate in regions of the southern hemisphere. r 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Sediments; Drainage channel; 210Pb; 137Cs; Sedimentation rate; Radiometric dating; Lead and chromium concentrationsSediments; Drainage channel; 210Pb; 137Cs; Sedimentation rate; Radiometric dating; Lead and chromium concentrations