Chromium-51 as a Radioactive Tracer of Columbia River Water at Sea
- 17 December 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 150 (3703) , 1585-1587
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3703.1585
Abstract
The plume of the Columbia River was followed 350 kilometers to sea by measurement of its chromium-51 content. This radioactive tag, introduced into the river by nuclear reactors at Hanford, Washington, promises to provide a useful oceanographic tool for determining rates of transport and mixing, and for identifying plume waters in the presence of other sources of fresh water.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Radioactivity of the Columbia River EffluentScience, 1965
- Uptake of Chromium(III) by Particles in Sea-waterNature, 1965
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- ZINC 65 IN EUPHAUSIIDS AS RELATED TO COLUMBIA RIVER WATER OFF TIIE OREGON COASTLimnology and Oceanography, 1964