Polonium-210 Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Polonium-210 (t1/2=138 d) is the most common among the 33 known radioisotopes of Polonium found in the natural environment. It is produced by the radioactive decay of its long-lived grandparent Lead-210(t1/2=22.3 d) via Bismuth-210 (t1/2=5.012 d) and forms as part of the natural Uranium-238 decay se...
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LSU
2014
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-01102014-112535/ |