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Appendix G. Lead-210 for 02-5-21-4.
Core Location: 02-5-21-4
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)
02-05-21-4 0-1 0.5 29.38 0.56 27.18 29.51
02-05-21-4 1-2 1.5 25.92 0.32 23.72 21.42
02-05-21-4 2-3 2.5 17.52 0.37 15.32 15.55
02-05-21-4 3-4 3.5 19.72 0.53 17.52 11.29
02-05-21-4 4-5 4.5 6.89 0.41 4.69 8.19
02-05-21-4 5-6 5.5 8.37 0.17 6.17 5.95
02-05-21-4 6-7 6.5 4.14 0.13 1.94 4.32
02-05-21-4 7-8 7.5 4.41 0.21 2.21 3.13
02-05-21-4 8-9 8.5 3.70 0.10 1.50 2.27
02-05-21-4 9-10 9.5 2.69 0.10 0.49 1.65
02-05-21-4 10-11 10.5 2.26 0.05 0.06 1.20
02-05-21-4 11-12 11.5 2.33 0.06 0.13 0.87
02-05-21-4 12-13 12.5 2.46 0.12 0.26 0.63
02-05-21-4 13-14 13.5 2.06 0.09 -0.14 0.46
02-05-21-4 14-15 14.5 2.19 0.09 -0.01 0.33
02-05-21-4 15-16 15.5 2.14 0.08 -0.06 0.24
02-05-21-4 16-17 16.5 2.29 0.12 0.09 0.18
02-05-21-4 17-18 17.5 2.05 0.13 -0.15 0.13
02-05-21-4 18-19 18.5 2.42 0.11 0.22 0.09
02-05-21-4 19-20 19.5 1.32 0.05 -0.88 0.07
     

2.20
     
Average accumulation rate 0-9 cm = 0.1 cm/yr

Estimated Ra-226 activity = 2.20 dpm/g, average of Total Pb-210 activity 9-20cm.
Single decay best fit of Excess Pb-210 data (0-20cm).
Calc. Excess = 5.8389 * exp((5.5569 - z) / 3.1212) r2 = 0.97

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