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Estimated Ra-226 activity = 1.56 dpm/g, average of Total Pb-210 activity 8-20cm.
Appendix E. Lead-210 for 02-5-21-5.
Core Location: 02-5-21-5
Core ID
Depth
(cm)Mean Depth
(cm)Total Pb-210 Activity
(dpm/g)Total Pb-210 Activity
Error (+/-)Excess Pb-210 Activity
(dpm/g)Calc. Excess Pb-210 Activity
(dpm/g)
02-05-21-5
0-1
0.5
9.88
0.266
8.32
11.93
02-05-21-5
1-2
1.5
12.71
0.201
11.15
7.60
02-05-21-5
2-3
2.5
8.90
0.146
7.34
4.84
02-05-21-5
3-4
3.5
3.23
0.128
1.67
3.08
02-05-21-5
4-5
4.5
1.73
0.098
0.17
1.96
02-05-21-5
5-6
5.5
3.12
0.093
1.56
1.25
02-05-21-5
6-7
6.5
3.44
0.198
1.88
0.80
02-05-21-5
7-8
7.5
2.51
0.100
0.95
0.51
02-05-21-5
8-9
8.5
1.22
0.054
-0.34
0.32
02-05-21-5
9-10
9.5
0.90
0.032
-0.66
0.21
02-05-21-5
10-11
10.5
1.25
0.054
-0.31
0.13
02-05-21-5
11-12
11.5
1.41
0.048
-0.15
0.08
02-05-21-5
12-13
12.5
1.43
0.059
-0.13
0.05
02-05-21-5
13-14
13.5
1.53
0.039
-0.03
0.03
02-05-21-5
14-15
14.5
1.56
0.063
0.00
0.02
02-05-21-5
15-16
15.5
1.88
0.070
0.32
--
02-05-21-5
16-17
16.5
1.71
0.054
0.15
--
02-05-21-5
17-18
17.5
2.08
0.061
0.52
--
02-05-21-5
18-19
18.5
2.33
0.065
0.77
--
02-05-21-5
19-20
19.5
1.35
0.058
-0.21
--
1.56
Average accumulation rate 0-8 cm = 0.07 cm/yr
Exponential best fit of Excess Pb-210 data (0-15cm).
*Calc. Excess = 14.9565 * exp(-0.4514 * z) r2 = 0.78
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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