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Radiochemistry of sediments from the southern Dead Sea, Jordan

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 A sediment core from the southern Dead Sea was analyzed using gamma spectroscopy as well as 210Pb dating in order to ascertain if any radioactive contamination could be detected and to determine the sedimentation rates in the area. Results of this study show no presence of man-made radionuclides in the area. Sedimentation rates were determined to be between 0.25 and 0.4 g/cm2/year. (∼0.5 cm/year), which is in line with what would be expected assuming carbonate layers are annual varves.

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  1. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan E-Mail: abujaber@yu.edu.jo, , , , , , JO

    N. S. Abu-Jaber & A. Jawad Ali

  2. Department of Physics, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan, , , , , , JO

    B. A. Al-Bataina

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  1. N. S. Abu-Jaber
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Received: 31 January 1997 · Accepted: 11 March 1997

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Abu-Jaber, N., Al-Bataina, B. & Jawad Ali, A. Radiochemistry of sediments from the southern Dead Sea, Jordan. Environmental Geology 32, 281–284 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002540050218

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